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Female former members spoke about the role women play in Congress and how attitudes towards women have changed over the years. After their remarks they answered questions from the audience.

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…

Committee members heard testimony concerning H.R. 3717, the Postal Reform Act of 1996. This legislation is designed to reform the U.S. Postal Service in various ways, including updating the …

Afternoon session speeches were followed by a march by the Democratic women members of Congress.

The Congressional Black Caucus discussed various campaign issues, including education, affirmative action, and redistricting. They focused particularly on how these issues would affect the A…

U.S. House begins the day with debating an appropriations bill for spending for the Interior department.

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…

The House of Representatives continued discussion on the Fiscal Year 1997 Federal Budget.

The US House of Representatives planned to debate a bill to temporally extend the Federal debt limit. The House passed a bill to exempt government borrowing from the Federal Debt limit throu…

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives met to debate and vote on various bills.

U.S. House members debate a budget plan proposed by President Clinton.

The House met to debate the extension of the U.S. debt.

After a brief recess, the House reconvened. The session started with a series of one minute speeches, when a member can speak on any subject for one minute. The House then took up considerat…

The House approved an $82 billion spending bill for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development.

The U.S. House met to debate and vote on the privatization of Amtrak and the ethics investigation of Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA).

The House of Representatives continued their debate on the debt limit extension.

The House debated the budget reconciliation bill which was designed to balance the budget within seven years.