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Democratic members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation held a news conference with gun violence survivors and families of victims to mark the 11th anniversary of the mass shooting at S…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education held a hearing on nationwide teacher shortages. Members expressed their condolences to victims of the recent mass shooing at an elementary …

The House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats talked to reporters about their efforts to persuade Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to forgo the rest of the 2016 congressional summer …

House Democrats, including Representatives James Clyburn (D-SC), John Lewis (D-GA) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus; and other advocates held a rally on the West Lawn of the Cap…

Live footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun c…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and leaders of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force hosted a forum on reducing gun violence The panel, all Democrats, took testimony and ask…

Local government officials, the mother of a congressional staff member killed at a 2011 Tucson mass shooting, and the superintendent of Newtown, Connecticut, schools recounted their personal…

Members of Congress talked to reporters following a speech by the president calling for gun control legislation. They criticized the House Republican leadership for not bringing the legislat…

Democratic leaders and others talked to reporters about gun control legislation. Vice President Gore heatedly challenged the Republican-controlled Congress to approve gun control legislation…

Elected officials and religious leaders spoke in favor of stricter gun controls and against gun violence. Among the issues they addressed were school violence and loopholes by which gun show…

Representative Rosa DeLauro(D-CT) talked about the actions of the House Rules Committee regarding the pending legislation on gun control. She also took audience calls, faxes, and electronic …

Following an address in the Rose Garden by President Bill Clinton, several House Members, White House Administration members, and gun control advocates spoke to reporters about pending gun c…

Rep. Gephardt and Vice President Gore encouraged the U.S. House of Representatives to do more about the problem of youth violence. They also stated that while gun legislation would solve par…

Democratic members of congress spoke with reporters about their meeting with the president to discuss youth violence. They praised the Senate for passing youth violence legislation and pledg…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives gave general floor speeches. They debated the Assault Weapons ban legislation. They would vote on the bill.

The House voted to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Histori…