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House Democratic leaders reacted to the Republican House leader elections and Republican proposals to lay off approximately 1500 administrative staff and eliminate several non-legislative of…

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), head of the the Democratic transition team, discussed how the Democrats are preparing for the January start of the 104th Congress, when they will be the minority p…

The U.S. House of Representatives met for the last session of the 103rd Congress. Members debated the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty. Representative Steve Largent (R-OK…

Democratic House leaders announced the formation of a congressional transition team. Representative Ben Cardin (D-MD) headed the team, which would aid the transition to a Republican Congress…

Committee members particpated in a markup session of the GATT fast-track legislation. They heard testimony from trade experts and proceded through the bill line by line to agree on final lan…

The House met to take up the 1995 Spending Bill for the Department of Transportation and several related agencies. They also considered a bill that would create a new super agency that would…

The U.S. House of Representatives conducted its daily business including debate and votes on portions of the 1994 Crime Bill.

The U.S. House met and discussed the Federal Crop Insurance Reform legislation.

This House session included a debate on the Interstate Banking bill and considered the FY 95 Foreign Operations report. After concluding House business for the day Special Order speeches wer…

The House held its third Oxford Style Debate. The debate is bipartisan in nature. The teams were comprised of both Democrat and Republican members. The topic for the debate was Resolved: The…

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee debated the final amendments to the Gibbons health care reform measure. Following final discussion concerning the details of the legislation, me…

The members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued to go through health care legislation markup. Members questioned committee staff on a variety of subjects while they debated the l…

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee continued their questions of David Abernathy, the committee’s staff director of health. Members discussed the details of health care reform duri…

Members of the House Ways & Means Committee asked questions of David Abernethy, Staff Director on Health, and talked about the details of health care reform during the markup of the Gibbons …

Members of the House ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbons' health care reform bill during the second in a three part hearing.

Members of the House Ways and Means committee debated amendments to the Gibbon’s health care reform plan during the first part of a three part markup hearing.

Members of the committee asked questions of Mr. Abernathy and discussed the details of health care reform during the markup of the Gibbons bill. The members also voted on several amendments …

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its markup of healthcare reform legislation. Members asked staff director David Abernathy questions concerning the Gibbons health care reform pl…

Members of the House ways and Means committee debated the details of health care reform legislation during a markup of the Gibbons bill.

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its markup of healthcare reform legislation. Members asked staff director David Abernathy questions concerning the Gibbons health care reform pl…