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A House Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing on the FY 2003 budget for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. INS Commissioner James Ziglar outlined the funding requests for his …

The House convened, starting a new legislative day. The Speaker designated the Honorable E. Clay Shaw Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Today’s prayer was offered by B…

Rep. Wamp was master of ceremonies for the annual congressional prayer breakfast, which included speeches by Senator Frist and President Bush. The service included prayers and music.

Bills Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 5640-5641; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 444, were introduced. Page H12017 Reports Filed: No reports were filed today. Speaker Pro Tempore: Read …

Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 5562-5585; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 655-656, were introduced. Pages H11206-07 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows. Supplementa…

The House is scheduled to take up a number of measures today, including: H.R. 762, the Lupus Research and Care Amendments, H.R. 1042, the Drug Dealer Liability Act, H.R. 3767, the Visa Waiv…

President Clinton and Vice President Gore spoke to members of the Hispanic caucus about issues of concern to the community. President Clinton thanked the community for their support and revi…

Speakers talked about the Democratic Party’s diverse membership and about their commitment to social justice. They also talked about Vice President Gore’s record and his commitment to civil …

Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) spoke about the “difficult road” that Hispanic health care workers have travelled to fight discrimination and improve the health of the Latino com…

The House convened for legislative business.

Senate Democrats talked to reporters about the meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus with several senators. They focused on the need for well paying jobs, and better health care in th…

Congressional leaders, including Minority Whip Senator Harry Reid, D-Nevada, Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and activists talked to reporters abo…

Several members of the House Appropriations Committee debated amendments for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. They focused on amendments regarding Med…