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Friends and family of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy gathered to remember and reminiscence about his influence in politics and impact on their lives. The occasion was the 25th anniversar…

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton testified about the president’s health care proposal. Ms. Clinton led the president’s health care task force responsible for the design of the proposal. Fol…

This was a portion of the WBBM-TV newscast covering the indictment of Representative Mel Reynolds (D-IL)for sexual relations with a minor.

Members of the House Ways & Means Committee asked questions of Mr. Abernathy and discussed the details of health care reform legislation during the markup of the Gibbons bill. Amendments tha…

Members of the Ways and Means Committee debated the merits of several parts of the Gibbons health care reform plan during a mark-up session.

The House Ways and Means Committee continued its markup of healthcare reform legislation. Members asked staff director David Abernathy questions concerning the Gibbons health care reform pl…

The U.S. House of Representatives considered legislative branch appropriations for FY 1995. The debate included reducing staff at the General Accounting Office.

Minority staff members outlined the details of the minority health care reform plan during a markup hearing. Representative McDermott, himself a physician, spoke about his plan which is a si…

Day one of a mark-up session in the House Ways and Means Committee for the Health Security Act of 1994. House Ways and Means was one of three House committees handling health care legislati…

After One Minute speeches, the House debated H.R.2442, a bill to reauthorize Appropriations under the Public Works Development Act of 1965 with an amendment to abolish the Economic Developme…

The U.S. House of Representatives met and continued debate on an assault weapons ban. Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection bill passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to …

Robert Reischauer, the Congressional Budget Office Director, testified concerning the president’s health care reform plan and the budgetary constraints the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) …

Representatives shared their thoughts the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the House by a vote of 234 to 200. Phone lines were opened between interviews for view…

The House worked on two appropriation bills for Fiscal Year 1994. One bill is for the Transportation department, to include appropriations for the US Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administra…

This committee hearing was to provide an opportunity for administration officials to discuss trade, environmental, and labor issues in the North American Free Trade Agreement.

With the House completing it’s Legislative Business for the day as several Members spoke briefly on subjects of their choice. The House then moved on to Special Orders. Topics included the r…

The committee heard testimony from public officials, administration officials and members of public policy organizations on the enforcement procedures for child support agreements. The witne…

A vote on President Clinton’s Budget Reconciliation Plan and FY '94 Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

After morning business and one-minute speeches, the House took up debate on a bill to end Most Favored Trade Status for China, which was up for review each year since it had been enacted in …