1996 House Campaign Finances
Ira Arlook released a report on congressional campaign expenditures. He highlighted several points, including that about 90 percent of the candidates who spent the most money won their campa…
71 viewsIra Arlook released a report on congressional campaign expenditures. He highlighted several points, including that about 90 percent of the candidates who spent the most money won their campa…
71 viewsCitizen Action released a report showing the amount of money contributed to House members during the first half of 1996. The participants took questions from the press.
40 viewsCitizen Action announced a report on the voting patterns of the 104th Congress. The participants had studied the degree to which House Republicans had voted in agreement with House Speaker G…
98 viewsRepresentatives of several environmental groups spoke about the recent sharp rise in petroleum and gasoline prices. They emphasized the need for a better energy policy, energy research, repe…
65 viewsParticipants briefed reporters on a report entitled, “Toxic Payoff,” which concerns the relationship between political contributions from corporations who helped create the environmental pro…
67 viewsEd Rothschild briefed reporters on a recent report concerning corporate political action committees' contributions to House members, primarily Republicans, since they were in the majority. T…
41 viewsConsumer advocates announced the release of a report entitled “Dying Before Their Time,” which examines the death rates of children from 1987-91. The study authors talked about child mortali…
57 viewsThe CATO Institute, a public policy think-tank in Washington, DC, sponsored a forum entitled, “National Energy Policy: Markets or Mandates?” In the panel discussion on U.S. oil imports, rep…
125 viewsThe committee heard testimony on the effects of the Persian Gulf crisis on oil supplies to the United States, and the subsequent effects on the U.S. economy. Mr. Pettis said that Department …
124 viewsThe subcommittee was investigating the rise in gasoline prices at the pump and decide what measures could be taken to eliminate the price increases. Immediately after the Iraqi invasion and …
152 viewsThe subcommittee investigated the United States' economic and security interests in the Persian Gulf. The hearing focused on the United States' dependence on foreign energy resources, the la…
108 viewsThe Senate Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing in which representatives from the oil industry addressed the rapid surges in heating fuel prices.
202 viewsPart 2 of a House Subcommittee on Energy hearing about heating oil price increases.
85 viewsSubcommittee on Energy Regulation and Conservation concluded oversight hearings to examine recent increases in petroleum product prices since the Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
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