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September 15, 1987

Increasing the Debt Limit

The conferees met to resolve differences between Senate and House-passed versions of H.J.Res. 324, a provision to increase the statutory li… read more

The conferees met to resolve differences between Senate and

House-passed versions of H.J.Res. 324, a provision to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

Senator Bentsen of Texas is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Rep. Rostenkowski of Illinois is the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. close

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Lloyd Bentsen U.S. Senator [D] Texas
Richard Brandon Staff Director Budget

Jack Brooks U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Lawton Chiles Jr. U.S. Senator [D] Florida
Mickey Edwards U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
William "Bill" Eldridge Frenzel U.S. Representative [R] Minnesota
Martin Frost U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Phil Gramm U.S. Senator [R] Texas
David R. Obey U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin
Wendell Primus Chief Economist Ways and Means
Dan Rostenkowski U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Jamie Whitten U.S. Representative [D] Mississippi

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Program ID:: 740-1
Category:: Conference Committee
Format:: Conference Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 16, 1987 | 3:02am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Sep 16, 1987 | 3:02am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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