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Elections and swearing-in of the members for the 102nd Congress were shown. Rep. Foley (D-WA) was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Rep. Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. Mic…

Representative Houghton participated in a viewer call in program to discussed South Africa. He also discussed the Family Leave Act. As CEO of Corning, he enacted the first paid family leave…

The committee received the Mid-Session Budget Review of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Management and Budget is responsible for making yearly predictions on economic grow…

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…

HR 5487: A bill to make appropriations for agriculture, rural development, and the Food and Drug Administration for the fiscal year ending Semptember 30, 1993. S 2905: A bill to provide a …

The committee heard testimony on proposals for a Constitutional amendment that would force the federal government to balance its annual budget. Witnesses included the head of the Office of M…

HR 402: The rule providing for consideration of the conference report on HR 4210.

On this Viewer Call in show, Amory Houghton R-NY, a member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, spoke on the results of the referendum in South Africa. He answered the comments and…

Secretary Brady testified on U.S. foreign financial policy, including the Enterprise for Americas Initiative (Western hemisphere), and the question of aid to Eastern Europe and former Soviet…

HCR 287: A resolution to set forth the congressional budget for the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. HR 386: The rule providing for the consideration of HCR 287. Mr. Antonia …

The House passed H.R. 2, to entitle employees to family leave in certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, or a serious health condition and temporary medical leave in certain cases invo…

The House passed S. 1745, to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve federal civil rights laws and to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discriminati…

The House failed to agree on the conference report on House Rule 2508, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The House passed House Rule 3489, to reauthorize the Export Administration…

The House passed H.R. 1470, to establish evidentiary standards for federal civil anti-trust claims based on resale price fixing.

The House passed H.R. 3201, to provide emergency unemployment compensation.

Members of the House of Representatives debated amendments and legislation facing the House. Among the legislation that was facing the House was H.R. 5, the Workplace Fairness Act. It was al…

Representative Amo Houghton (R-New York), a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Budget Committees, participated in a live call-in program. He spoke about the recommendation of President …

The subcommittee heard testimony on Social Security earnings limitations. Currently, seniors earning an income of a particular amount must forfeit part or all of their Social Security earnin…

Members of Congress voted 231-192 to give President Bush “fast track” authority to negotiate a tariff-removing trade agreement with Mexico. They also debated H.Res. 146, a resolution which c…

The House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, disapproving the extension of fast-track procedures to start trade negotiations. The House agreed to H.Res. 146, expressing the sense of the House o…