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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,775 viewsPresident Bill Clinton, joined by Jim and Sarah Brady and a number of congressional leaders, signed the long-debated Brady Bill. The Brady Bill created a five-day waiting period for a backgr…
4,239 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Attorney General Janet Reno on the actions of the government concerning the siege of an armed religious cult near Waco, Texas last month. T…
1,054 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a hearing investigating the bombing of the World Trade Center.
881 viewsWayne LaPierre and Rep. Charles Schumer debated the merits of gun control. Rep. Schumer argued the case for gun control and Mr. LaPierre argued against. Topics included the Brady Bill, the A…
523 viewsPresident Clinton joined Vice President Gore, Attorney General Reno, and several members of the House and Senate to sign the Abortion Clinic Access Bill into law. The bill stiffens punishmen…
379 viewsDemocratic House Judiciary Committee members talked about the two Articles of Impeachment that were passed by the House.
150 viewsThe House of Representatives continued debate on the articles of impeachment against President Clinton. Representative Bob Livingston (R-Louisiana), who had recently publicly disclosed an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,598 viewsThe House began debate on four articles of impeachment against President Clinton for perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power.
View in Congressional Chronicle51,772 viewsHouse Judiciary Committee members presented opening statements about four articles of impeachment they considered in the hearing. The Republican majority argued that President Bill Clinton s…
327 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee heard testimony about the professional standards for obstruction of justice and perjury in regards to the impeachment of President Clinton.
74 viewsSenator Daschle and some newly elected senators talked about the agenda of the 106th Congress. After their prepared remarks they responded to questions from reporters.
162 viewsThe committee met to determine whether it would forward articles of impeachment to the full House. Mr. Kendall, representing the president, questioned Independent Counsel Starr closely on th…
1,526 viewsDemocratic members of Congress discussed legislation on the patients bill of rights. They focused on how the bill would put health care back in the hands of doctors and not insurance compani…
83 viewsOn election night, C-SPAN opened telephone lines for audience comments. Mr. Crawford and Ms. Foerstel analyzed the midterm election results from local television coverage from around the cou…
1,678 viewsRep. Charles Schumer (D-NY) spoke to supporters about the upcoming Senate election and asked for their vote.
229 viewsAt the New York Senate debate, candidates spoke about issues of national and local importance. The moderator posed all questions to the candidates.
1,036 viewsThe candidates for the New York Senate seat debated about issues of national and local importance. The candidates responded to questions from the moderator. WRGB-TV Albany, NY produced the p…
714 viewsBeth Harpaz of the Associated Press talked about the candidate positions in the New York Senate race. Reverend Floyd Flake talked about Senator Al D’Amato’s (R) efforts to improve New York. …
331 viewsOn this day, after a period of morning business, the House took up bills dealing with “Fast Track” Tarde Negotiating Authority, the Budget Surplus, Social Security and Tax Cuts. Following de…
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