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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

The House passed $10.5 billion for military construction for the next fiscal year budget, which includes new barracks, family housing, and medical facilities. Members also approved a $15 bil…

Legislators and others spoke about their opposition to the signing of a Medicare reform act, saying that the legislation would ultimately hurt seniors and benefit pharmaceutical and insuranc…

During a roundtable on religion and social welfare policy, panelists talked about the operation and goals of faith-based community and social programs. Among the issues they addressed were p…

Representative Chet Edwards (D-Texas) responded to the President George W Bush’s weekly radio address. He spoke about the sacrifices of U.S. veterans and the importance of Veterans Day. He a…

Representative Edwards and Ms. Wohlgemuth took part in a debate. Congressman Chet Edwards is seeking his 8th term in office. Since a controversial redistricting plan took effect, only 1/3 of…

Mr. Greenspan testified about the state of the U.S. economy. In his remarks he said that the economy continued to improve slowly and was restrained by high oil prices. He also warned of the …

Witnesses testified about government discrimination against religious expression and proposed programs to support faith-based charitable initiatives. Following opening statements and comment…

The committee heard from military spouses to monitor the quality of life in the military. Among the topics discussed were uncertainty about durations of deployments, the efforts military fam…

The House Budget Committee held a markup of the concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 2005 federal budget. The majority and minority each presented their views. Staff members were then re…

Mr. Holtz-Eakin testified about a Congressional Budget Office report on the economic forecast and the federal budget. He talked about the size of projected deficits, assumptions underlying t…