Congressional Reform
Panelists, including former members of Congress and White House advisers, talked about congressional reform. Video from USA Today was shown. Some of the ideas they discussed were two-year bu…
458 viewsPanelists, including former members of Congress and White House advisers, talked about congressional reform. Video from USA Today was shown. Some of the ideas they discussed were two-year bu…
458 viewsSix former members of the Senate and House of Representatives talked about ways to end hyper-partisanship in Congress. Topics included the congressional schedule, comity among members, parti…
369 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton dedicated his new presidential library and museum in Little Rock, Arkansas. In his remarks President Clinton talked about the meaning and symbolism of the libra…
4,010 viewsRepresentative Eddie Bernice Johnson gave the introductory remarks at the annual Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner. Among the topics she discussed were the upcoming fall elections and…
90 viewsAs part of the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Representative Jefferson recognized members of the caucus. Various awards were given to members of the African American community who…
179 viewsAs part of the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, Representative Jefferson spoke about the importance of the organization. After his speech, Carl McCall was given the William L. Dawso…
125 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 viewsThe House Small Business Committee members heard from former members of Congress and representatives from community development groups regarding low income communities. The General Accountin…
141 viewsSpeakers talked about the role of churches and communities in effecting change. They talked about the importance of the two institutions and examples of how they have come together for posit…
136 viewsMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives met to talk and vote on various bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle640 viewsMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives met to vote on bills on education, taxes, and various other bills. Members began with their one minute speeches on whatever topic they wanted to …
View in Congressional Chronicle354 viewsThe House met on November 7, 1997 to discuss and debate the Fast Track Trade Authority, intelligence funding, and charter schools. The day’s session concluded with a series of special order …
View in Congressional Chronicle375 viewsThe House met for Special order speeches
View in Congressional Chronicle241 viewsThe House met to debate Veteran’s Affairs, the re-authorization of the export-import bank, designation of national monuments, and various spending bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle132 viewsThe House continued debate of the thirteen appropriations bills that fund the government and must become law by the new fiscal year, including the $50 billion Agriculture Bill. Other bills d…
View in Congressional Chronicle250 viewsRepresentative Floyd Flake (D-NY) announced to the congregation he was resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives on October 15, 1997, to become a full-time minister at his church in J…
381 viewsU.S. House discussed Fiscal Year 1998 Spending Bills
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