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Subcommittee members heard testimony from an administration official and representatives which specialize in welfare policy for various organizations concerning the implementation of the wel…

The Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees met in conference to come up with a final version of minimum wage legislation, which included tax incentives for small businesses and c…

Conference committee members debated the final conference report on legislation which would change regulations governing health insurance. The final report included a provision which would a…

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said t…

Assistant HHS Secretary Mary Jo Bane testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee about the administration’s proposed welfare reform legislation which was submitted to Congress a p…

House Ways & Means subcommittee heard testimony about welfare reform from a variety of welfare administrators from different states and an administration officials. The Republican welfare re…

The House Ways & Means Subcommittee heard testimony concerning the Republican’s Welfare Proposal. The plan would turn over to the states control of the major federal welfare programs, includ…

Committee members heard testimony from members of Congress concerning alternatives to the current tax system which they have proposed.

Committee members heard testimony from three economists about alternatives to the current tax system, including flat and consumption taxes, and their impacts on the U.S. economy.

Committee members heard testimony concerning the implementation of the latest round of GATT agreements, especially the World Trade Organization. In this portion, representatives of various i…

In this first in a series of hearings on U.S. trade policy, committee members heard testimony concerning the implementation of the latest round of GATT agreements, especially the World Trade…

In this first in a series of hearings on U.S. trade policy, committee members heard testimony concerning the implementation of the latest round of GATT agreements, especially the World Trade…

The House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Services Chaired by Representative Clay Shaw, R-Florida, heard testimony on the bipartisan Governors Welfare Reform Proposal recently put forwar…

Committee members debated final language for legislation that would temporarily raise the federal debt limit from $4.9 trillion to $4.95 trillion until December 12, 1995 when the limit would…

This was a hearing by the House & Senate Welfare Conference Committee on Welfare Reform Legislation. Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas was the Chairman and Senator William Roth, R-Delaware…

In this second day of markup hearings, House Ways & Means committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the…

In this second day of markup hearings, committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years a…

In this second day of markup hearings, committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years a…

The House Ways and Means Committee continued to Markup Medicare Legislation.

Committee members continued to debate final language on the Medicare reform proposal which is designed to save $270 billion over the next seven years as part of the Republican plan to balanc…