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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…

The House of Representatives took up H.R. 2094, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act, which provided new funds for the FDIC and strengthened oversight of banks and thrif…

The race between incumbent Republican Senator Larry Pressler and Democratic Representative Tim Johnson was profiled through coverage of a Pressler stop at a lumber yard in Hill City and Rep.…

Rep. Durbin, Al Salvi, a former state legislator, and Robin Miller debated state and national issues. They took questions from a panel of journalists and the audience. They also made opening…

Representative Dick Durbin, democrat from Illinois, and Albert Salvi, a former state legislator, spoke about state and national issues at the Coles County fairgrounds. Each candidate spoke f…

C-SPAN’s Road to the Capital focused on the Minnesota Senate race between Democrat Senator Paul Wellstone and Republican Rudy Boschwitz, the man whom he defeated in 1990. Mr. Boschwitz campa…

Several races in Georgia were profiled, which included Speaker Newt Gingrich’s re-election bid in the 8th district and the campaign to replace Senator Nunn, who was retiring after four terms…

United States House of Representatives debated whether to override President Bill Clinton’s veto of H.R. 1833, a bill which would ban a certain type of abortion procedure, which is usually p…

"Road to the Capitol looked at the Illinois Senate race between Representative Dick Durbin and Al Salvi.

Afternoon session speeches were followed by a march by the Democratic women members of Congress.

First Lady of the United States to the 42nd President, Bill Clinton addressed a meeting of the Illinois delegation. Hillary Rodham Clinton is a Chicago native herself. She talked about her h…

Speakers at the afternoon session of the Democratic National Convention included Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY); Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY)…

The House was in Morning Hour on this day, and no legislative business was conducted during this time. Members were recognized to speak on any subject they wihsed.

The U.S. House debates District of Columbia spending for fiscal year 1997.

United States House of Representatives session on July 17, 1996, debated the Treasury and Postal Spending, Safe Drinking Water Act Reauthorization, and Welfare Reform.

On this day, the House, after a period of one-minute speeches, took up the Safe Drinking Water Act under suspension of the rules. The House then moved to consideration of spending bills for …

The U.S. House of Representatives was opened with prayer by the House Chaplain. The Chair examined and approved the Journal. The House then moved to one-minute speeches. Later the House vote…