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Mon., July 31, 1995
Parties Swap Stances On Law Enforcement Republicans Bash Lawmen, While Democrats Defend Rights Violations
Rep. Howard Coble was fuming. “I’m trying my darnedest to keep my composure,” he said during the Waco hearings. An angry acquaintance had approached the North Carolina congressman and said, …
Fri., July 28, 1995
Fbi Studied Every Aspect Of Waco Plan, Potts Says Officials Say That Safety Was Their Foremost Concern
FBI official Larry Potts is sworn in before testifying Thursday. Photo by Associated Press
Fri., July 28, 1995
Nussbaum Ignored Note, Witnesses Say Republicans Try To Confirm Whitewater Tampering Suspicions
Charman Alfonse D’Amato Photo by Associated Press
Fri., July 28, 1995
Dole’s Bill Targets Affirmative Action
Joining a growing national movement, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole distanced himself Thursday from his longstanding support of affirmative action and introduced a bill that would outlaw dozens of federal …
Fri., July 28, 1995
France And Britain Threaten To Remove Troops In Bosnia Muslim Nations Applaud Senate Vote To Lift The Arms Embargo
British troops, armed with a 105 mm artillery piece, dig in on Mount Igman. Photo by Associated Press
Fri., July 28, 1995
Big Book Deal Is Defended By Gingrich
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Fri., July 28, 1995
Clinton Signs Social Program Cuts Gop Launches New Attacks On Ecology, Housing Funds
President Clinton signed $16.3 billion in social-program cuts Thursday in a compromise with Congress, and won another victory as the House overwhelmingly voted to protect the administration-backed space station from …
Fri., July 28, 1995
Despite Helms, Ryan White Act Extended
Over strenuous objections from Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., the Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a five-year extension of the Ryan White Act, which provides medical care and support services for …
Thu., July 27, 1995
Senate Votes To Lift Embargo Clinton’s Bosnia Policy Is Dealt A Severe Vote Of No Confidence
Bosnian Ambassador Sven Alkalaj, second from left, meets with Sens. Bob Dole, John Warner and Joseph Lieberman after Wednesday’s vote. Photo by Associated Press
Thu., July 27, 1995
Timber Retraining, Fish Money Survive Senate Panel Moratorium On Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling Would Be Continued
The government would continue to spend millions of dollars retraining timber workers in the Pacific Northwest, but the Clinton administration would have to provide a better accounting of the program …
Thu., July 27, 1995
Officer Insists Foster Files Taken But White House Aide Adamant She Took Nothing On Night Of Death
1. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Chief of Staff, Margaret Williams, is sworn in. Photo by Associated Press 2. Secret Service Officer Henry P. O’Neill is sworn in before testifying. Photo by …
Tue., July 18, 1995
Hearings Focus On Foster’s Office
In a second round of hearings into Whitewater, Senate Republicans will try to cast doubt on presidential aides’ assertions that they didn’t tamper with documents in the office of White …
Tue., July 18, 1995
Fires Of Waco Still Burn Eight Days Of Hearings To Probe Federal Agents’ Handling Of Bloody Standoff
1. Return to Armageddon The Branch Davidian compound burns near Waco, Texas, in this FBI aerial photo taken April 19, 1993. File photos/Associated Press 2. ATF agents comfort a fellow …
Tue., July 18, 1995
White House Says Nra Tainting Waco Hearings Gun Lobby Accused Of Subverting Investigation
The White House on Monday said the House hearings beginning Wednesday on the 1993 siege near Waco, Texas, in which 84 people died, were in danger of being “subverted” because …
Tue., July 18, 1995
Endowment Budget Cuts Voted Down In The House House Begins A Week Of Battle Over Spending
The House rebuffed a conservative attempt Monday to slash the National Endowment for the Arts by another $10 million despite complaints that it supported a California theater whose gay-oriented performances …
Sat., July 15, 1995
Don’t Gut Species Act, Smith Says Why Encourage Clinton Veto? Asks Conservative Lawmaker
The House task force on the Endangered Species Act shouldn’t waste its time with proposals to gut the wildlife law, because they are sure to draw President Clinton’s veto pen, …
Sat., July 15, 1995
House Votes To Close Bureau Of Mines Two Spokane Offices Already Threatened By Budget Cuts; Issue Goes To Conference Committee
A House of Representatives vote to close the 85-year-old Bureau of Mines late Thursday could be the final blow to two Spokane bureau offices that already were threatened with the …
Sat., July 15, 1995
Boxer Threatens Senate Vote On Hearings
Sen. Barbara Boxer said Friday that if the Ethics Committee fails to act by the end of next week, she would force the Senate to vote on conducting hearings in …
Thu., July 13, 1995
House Bill Cuts $184 Million From Hanford Cleanup Lawmakers Also Target Yucca Mountain, Long-Term Nuclear Waste Repository
The House on Wednesday moved to reign in spending to clean up the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and other Department of Energy sites and approved legislation cutting $742 million from DOE’s …
Thu., July 13, 1995
House Vote Saves Inel Research
Research at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory is important to the proper management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel, Rep. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, says. The House voted 266-155 on Tuesday …
Thu., July 13, 1995
Bitter Debate Postpones Abortion Vote Proposed Bill Would Make Late-Term Abortions A Crime
The House Judiciary Committee was forced by a lengthy, often bitter debate Wednesday to wait until next week to act on a bill making it a crime for doctors to …
Tue., July 11, 1995
Gop Wants Clinton’s Waco Notes
Congressional Republicans investigating the FBI raid on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, are insisting the White House hand over confidential documents, including President Clinton’s handwritten notes and other …
Tue., July 11, 1995
Women Senators Back Packwood Hearings Five Of Eight Women In Senate Sign Letter Urging Public Investigation Of Sexual And Official Misconduct Charges
Five of the eight women in the Senate, including one Republican, have called for public hearings into the accusations of sexual and official misconduct against Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore. “We …
Sun., July 9, 1995
Clinton: Gop Wrong On Welfare Says Move To Deny Assistance To Teen Moms Holds All Reform Hostage
President Clinton accused conservative Republican senators Saturday of trying to hold welfare reform hostage to extreme political views in demanding that unwed teen mothers be denied assistance. “This approach would …
Sat., July 8, 1995
Gop Plan Guts Key Provision Of Superfund Industry Would Be Exempt From Cleaning Up Pre-1980 Sites
Congressional Republicans, stepping up a drive to reshape U.S. environmental policy, have proposed repealing a key component of the nation’s hazardous waste cleanup law that requires industry and other private-sector …
Fri., July 7, 1995
Bold Tax Plan Offered By Richard Gephardt
A leading Democrat joined the tax-cutting debate Thursday, unveiling a bold plan that would slash the top federal income-tax rate for three out of four Americans to 10 percent and …
Fri., July 7, 1995
Hearing Will Focus On Foster Papers
Senate Whitewater hearings are scheduled to begin July 18 with a focus on whether White House officials improperly handled Vincent Foster’s papers after the attorney’s suicide. There will be further …
Thu., July 6, 1995
Simplifying Tax Laws Goal Of Hearings Lawmakers Will Consider Some 230 Proposals
A charitable deduction for non-itemizers, a child-care credit for overnight summer camp expenses and repeal of the gasguzzler tax on stretch limousines are among the 230 tax provisions House lawmakers …
Sat., July 1, 1995
Environmentalists Green With Anger Support For Bill Allowing Salvage Logging Called ‘Evil Betrayal’
Stunned environmentalists Friday accused President Clinton of the ultimate sellout by agreeing to a budget-cutting bill that suspends logging laws. “President Clinton … is responsible for the most evil betrayal …
Sat., July 1, 1995
Two Liberals Stall Spending Cuts Bill Senators Claim Too Much Cut From Programs For The Poor
In another display of division between President Clinton and congressional Democrats, two liberal senators on Friday stalled a White House-backed compromise to cut more than $16 billion from current federal …