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In an excerpt, members debated a constitutional amendment on congressional term limits.

The race between incumbent Republican Senator Larry Pressler and Democratic Representative Tim Johnson was profiled through coverage of a Pressler stop at a lumber yard in Hill City and Rep.…

Republican Representative Pat Roberts and Democratic State Treasurer Sally Thompson debated state and local issues. They took questions from the moderator in a roundtable discussion.

Republican incumbent Senator Smith and his Democratic challenger, Dick Swett were shown campaigning and debating in New Hampshire. Mr. Elrick also discussed the New Hampshire gubernatorial c…

At Kansas State University, the candidates debated the issues in the Kansas senatorial campaign for Nancy Kassebaum’s seat.

The U.S. House of Representatives gave floor speeches. A Point of Order was made during the floor proceedings to assert that the rules of procedure are being violated. the chair’s ruling may…

Congressional Republicans talked with reporters about today’s House-Senate conference agreement on welfare reform.

House and Senate Conference Committee members met to work out differences in welfare reform legislation.

On this day, the House Savings and Construction Act of 1996. They also took up H.R. 3564, The NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act, which would allow membership in NATO of some eastern European…

United States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.

Friends and colleagues gathered to remember Bill Emerson, who represented the 8th district of Missouri from 1981 until his death on 22 June 1996 from lung cancer. During his tenure, he serve…

The House of Representatives debated Fiscal Year 1997 Legislative Spending Bill and Fiscal Year 1997 Labor, Health and Education Spending Bill.

On this day, the House took up the Most Favored Nation (MFN) status with China, debating whether to grant MFN status to China for another year. They also then considered the Fiscal Year 1997…

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

The House met to debate on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act and funding for the U.S. Marshalls Service. The session began with One-Minute speeches on a variety of issues, then debated the batte…

United States House of Representatives session met on March 28, 1996, and debated on the debt limit, line-item veto, health care, and the farm bill.