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    Governing Style of Senator Kerry

    Panelists discussed the policies a potential Kerry Administration might put forward. They analyzed Senator Kerry’s record on a number of domestic and foreign policy issues and compared them …

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    Watergate's Effect on Washington

    The Washington Journal focused on the Watergate scandal and how it has affected Washington, discussing how Congress, the media, the Presidency, lobbyists and campaigns operate differently - …

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    News Review

    Mr. Walker and Mr. Downey offer Republican and Democratic perspectives on headline news stories. They both responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

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    Covering Congress

    Moderator Chad Pergram is an adjunct professor with Miami University of Ohio’s Washington Program for communication and political science students.

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    Presidential Candidates and the Cable Industry

    Former representatives spoke about potential outcomes of the 2000 election. Among the topics they addressed were control of the House of Representatives, how control of the House would affec…

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    House Session

    The House of Representatives took up H.R. 2094, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act, which provided new funds for the FDIC and strengthened oversight of banks and thrif…

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    Congressional Pay Raise

    Gary Ruskin and Thomas Downey debated whether members of Congress should receive a 2.8 percent pay raise and took viewer calls.

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    Washington Journal: Thursday

    Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

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    Washington Sunday Journal

    Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

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    104th Congress

    Participants talked about whether and how the 104th Congress has created or perceived any changes in the way Congress operates.

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    Entitlement and Tax Reform

    This was the last hearing of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement. The goal of the commission was to recommend ways to help control entitlement spending. Some approaches include cutting …

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    Congressional Media Coverage

    Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and former Representative Thomas Downey (D-NY) talked about the recent book co-edited by Thomas Mann, Congress, the Press, and the Public. Mr. Mann e…

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    Presidential Health Care Proposal

    American Healthline has a symposium on Health Care Reform.

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    Federal Entitlements and Welfare Reform

    Senators Kerrey and Danforth gave brief statements on entitlements prior to the panel discussion moderated by Katie Couric. Panelists discussed reform of the welfare system and changes that …

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    Clinton Presidential Transition

    Representative Downey, health policy director for the Clinton presidential transition, talked about the progress of the transition, and reflected on his career in the House of Representative…

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    House Session

    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…

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    House Session

    H.Res. 591: A resolution to waive the requirement of clause 4(b), rule eleven, against consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1696: A bill to designa…

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    House Session

    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…

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    House Session

    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…

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    House Session

    The U.S. House of Representative continued debate on H.R. 5504 Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1993. Members submitted, debated, and voted on a number of amendments to the bill. Addi…

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