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On the second day of a conference on the reconstruction of Afghanistan participants talked about the need for immediate international action to begin the rebuilding process and consolidate p…

Mr. Ritter and Mr. Khalilzad talked to reporters about a report they were issuing on U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and the region which urged policy makers to use it influence to curb terro…

Don Ritter of the Afghanistan-America Foundation talked about Afghanistan on the Washington Journal program. He took phone calls from viewers as well.

Officials spoke to environmentalists about various approaches to environmental regulation. Among the issues they addressed were federal environmental policy, likely changes in environmental …

Participants in an event sponsored by the National Environmental Policy Institute talked about various approaches states had taken to solving environmental problems. They addressed such issu…

Panelists discussed the environmental proclivities of the new Congress and President Clinton’s second term. They compared the possible environmental legislation which the 105th Congress migh…

Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich R-Georgia, gave a speech to the National Environmental Policy Institute. The Speaker spoke about the relationship between environmental protection and reg…

H.R. 5368: A bill to make appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. H.R. 5504: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Defense. H.C.Res. 37…

H.R. 918: A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims. H.J.Res. 560: A res…

HR 2194: A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the application of certain requirements and sanctions to federal facilities. HR 4250: A bill to autho…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and took up debate on S 12: A bill to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulat…

The House of Representatives met to discuss the H.R.5231 - National Competitiveness Act. They also approved several other bills.

HR 5679: A bill make appropriations for the departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and of…

HR 5503: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior. HR 5678: A bill to make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the judiciary. S …

HR 4323: A bill to improve education for all students by restructuring the education system in the states. HR 5830: A bill to expedite construction of highway projects which provide additi…

The House of Representatives convened to consider multiple bills before the House. Representatives gave speeches on the floor to express their support or disapproval of the bills.

HR 3603: A bill to promote family preservation and the prevention of foster care with emphasis on families where abuse of alcohol or drugs is present, and to improve the quality and deliver…

HR 2977: A bill to authorize appropriations for public broadcasting. HR 2782: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that such Act does not preempt …

H.R. 4312: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual election requirements. H.R. 4850: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide increased con…

After morning One Minute Speeches, bills debated were H.R. 5503: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of the Interior. H.Res. 518: Resolution relating to the privileges of the…