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Reports that Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole has announced his intentions to push for action on a temporary rollback in the gasoline tax and an increase in minimum wages. Amount of wage increase; Repeal of the gasoline tax law; Allegations of a political strategy of Dole; Comments from the Republican Party.

Reports that United States President Bill Clinton ordered the sale of about 12 million barrels of oil, from the nation's strategic petroleum reserves. Why Clinton made the order; Average price for a gallon of self-serve regular oil in the Washington area as of April 23, 1996; Comments from Clinton.

Reports that president of the United States Bill Clinton was challenged by Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole to repeal a 4.3-cent-a-gallon increase in gas tax, which was approved by the Democrats. Contents of a letter sent by Dole to Clinton; Comments from Joe Lockhart, spokesman for Clinton's reelection campaign; Views of Leon E. Panetta, White House Chief of Staff.

States that in the United States Senate, a move by Democrats to force a vote on legislation to raise minimum wage, was thwarted by Republican leaders. Republicans' accusations against the Democrats; What House Republican leaders promised to do to increase family take-home pay.

Focuses on the unexpected success of the Democrats in forcing the minimum wage issue onto the agenda of the Republican-controlled Congress, and its impact on Senate Majority Leader, Robert J. Dole. Possibility of no enactment of 90-cents-an-hour boost in minimum wage; Political consequences for architects of turnabout.

Reports that moderate House Republicans have called for an increase in minimum wage. Comments from Senate Majority Leader, Bob Dole concerning possible voting on issue; Impact of conflicting views in Republican Party on wage increase.

Presents information on an anti-terrorism bill approved by the United States' Senate, which would aid in curbing appeals filed by death row inmates. Information on bill's contents; Comments from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Orrin G. Hatch and Senate Majority Leader, Robert Dole.

Reports that Senate Majority leader Robert J. Dole stopped working on legislation to decrease illegal immigration. Reason for halting work on legislation; Relation between Dole's action, and the 1996 presidential campaign; Comments from Dole; Attitude of Democrats towards legislation.

Reports that at the news conference attended by families of victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma, House and Senate negotiators in Washington D.C. agreed on a anti-terrorism bill. How the bombing contributed to American President Bill Clinton's push for enactment of the bill; What Clinton accused the Republicans of.

Reports that effective Sunday 14th, April, 1996, the House and Senate will commence legislative activities and agendas that will define the party in presidential and congressional campaigns. Arrangement of agendas; Expectations of Party leaders regarding themes for the party; Comments by Republicans.

States that on April 2, 1996, a group of Democratic senators encouraged Majority Leader Robert J. Dole to take the secrecy out of a Senate practice which allows individual senators to stall action on legislation. Names of those senators; Why a bipartisan health care bill was held up for months; Comments from the senators.

Focuses on the disagreement between Democrats and Republicans which deals with the increase of minimum wage. Reason for disagreement; Information on the voting process; Other proposals blocked by House; Speculation on Republican consensus to handle issues.

Reports that legislation which would open vast expanses of federal lands in southern Utah to development, was blocked by United States Senate Democrats on march 27, 1996. Reasons for blocking the legislation; How the Utah lands dispute is affecting the presidential campaign of Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole; Details on the Utah lands proposal which is backed by Republicans.

Reports that American President Bill Clinton was given a `line-item veto,' on March 27, 1996, after the United States Senate approved the legislation. Significance of the legislation; Statistical information on the voting; Terms of the bill; Arguments raised by proponents of the bill; Comments from Senator Dan Coats. INSET: How Senate voted..

Reports that a legislation to limit damages awarded to consumers injured by faulty or dangerous products was approved in Senate on March 21, 1996. Information on the voting; Threats by President Bill Clinton of the United States to veto; Comments from Senator Mitch McConnell; Terms of the bill.

Reports on the efforts of congressional Republicans to overturn the ban on assault weapons. United States' President Bill Clinton indirect reference to Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole; Election battle between President Clinton and Dole; Information on the assault weapons bill; Republicans proposed legislation about building a missile defense system for the United States; Views of Republicans, and Democrats.

Reports on a federal ruling that permits President of the United States Bill Clinton to testify in the trial of his former Whitewater partners through a videotaped disposition from the White House. Judge George Howard Jr.'s denial of the president's request for advanced questions; Background on the Whitewater inquiry; Other details on the deposition.

Reports on the controversy surrounding the implementation of legislation to limit lawsuits, in the United States, over faulty products. President Bill Clinton to veto legislation voted on by the Senate on March 20, 1996; Contributions made by trial lawyers and business in the controversy to political campaigns; Explanation of the legislation.

Details the Tuesday, March 19, 1996, Senate approval of a legislation to ease federal regulations on small businesses. Republican's disappointment; Details of the bill; Comments from Republican David M. McIntosh.

Reports that on Monday, March 19, 1996, two Democratic senators criticized Bill Clinton, the president of the United States, for threatening to veto legislation limiting court-awarded damages to consumers injured by faulty products. Comments by Senator John D. Rockefeller; Approval of the legislation by a House-Senate conference; Details on the legislation; Opposition to the legislation.

Reports that House and Senate Republican leaders in the United States presidential race, are focusing on an agenda, which will minimize contention while maximizing political gain. Impact of the agenda on the political race between Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole and President Bill Clinton; Statements from Representative John A. Boehner.

Reports on the resolution by Republicans on a bill in the United States, which gives the president the power to cut individual items from spending bills. Examination of months-long dispute among Congressional Republicans over bill; Provisions of bill; Inclusion of other information pertaining to bill.

Reports on the passing of a bill, in the United States, which was intended to fight crime, and terrorism, on March 14, 1995. President Bill Clinton's view of bill; Details of votes for the measure; Comments from various persons including United States' House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Provisions of bill. INSET: Today in Congress..

Comments of the standing of Presidential nominee candidate, Patrick J. Buchanan. Review of performance of Buchanan's rivals; Comments from Buchanan; Views of Republican Leader Bob Dole.

Comments on the Senator Robert J. Dole's standing in the Grand Old Party nominee campaign of 1996 in the United States. Comments from Governor Tommy G. Thompson concerning Doles' campaign efforts; Dole's deviance of predictions on his campaign chances; Influence of Dole's loss to Malcolm S. Forbes.

Reports that as an effort to ignite their stalled legislative agenda, House and Senate Republican leaders in the United States, have decide to push for an enactment of a restructured version of a controversial bill. Other plans of the Republicans; Statement made by a Senate Republican strategist; Information on the regulatory bill the Republicans are seeking the enactment on.

Presents information on the defeat of political candidate Phil Gramm against fellow conservative Patrick J. Buchanan, as he officially ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Concentration of Gramm on winning the reelection to the Senate; Comments from Gramm; Intentions of Gramm for the November 1996 election; Information on Gramm's political campaign; Position of Gramm in Iowa's caucuses.

Looks at the strategy which Senator Edward M. Kennedy proposed to end the income gap between the rich and the poor. Proposal for financial relief for corporation to create jobs and share profits; Suggestion by the Federal Reserve.

States that a balance budget agreement is in the works on Capital Hill, while Republicans are trying to score victories on legislative issues. Agreement on revamping Medicaid and welfare; Comments from presidential candidates. INSET: Today in Congress..

Reports on the agreement by United States Senate Republicans in the consideration of a scale-back health insurance reform plan for Spring 1996. Sponsors of the bill; Estimations of Americans who lack health coverage.

Reports on previous meetings with then Governor Bill Clinton and his Whitewater business partners during the mid-1980 at Castle Grande. Scrutiny drawn to the Castle by government investigations; Role played by Bob Nash, the White House personnel chief; Allegations against President Clinton and Madison Guaranty S&L owner James B. McDougal by Judge David Hale.

Reports that the United States national party leaders proclaimed Democrat Ron Wyden's election to the United States Senate, a bellwether rejection to the conservative Republican agenda. Background information on Wyden; Who Wyden replaced; Comments by defeated Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour; Significance of Wyden's election.

States that due to a few GOP missteps, Democratic congressional leaders are to be more aggressive in their dealings with the majority party in the United States. Objections to plans made by House Speaker Newt Gringrich; Pressure on to keep Congress in session to deal with the debt ceiling issue; Problems experienced with the debt ceiling issue.

States that the White House has located the missing Rose Law Firm billing documents, which were under subpoena for a few years. Detailed information on the contents of the documents; Where the documents were found; Suicide of White House lawyer Vincent Foster.

Reports on legislative developments related to Bulgaria's most-favored-nation trading status. Impact of the federal budget impasse.

Reports on the interest by President Bill Clinton and Republican Party congressional leaders to restart the stalled negotiations for the dispute on the federal budget. Features the position by both sides to the side; Major areas of disagreement; Features of the President's veto of a defense authorization bill; Prospects for a resolution of the dispute.

Reports that Congress overrode in December 1995 President Bill Clinton's veto of legislation aimed at protecting corporations from frivolous lawsuits by investors. Limitation of attorney's fees; Power given to judges to punish attorneys who file frivolous claims; Restriction of the ability of plaintiffs to collect damages from accountants.

Reports that the US Senate has approved the defense authorization bill and sent it to United States President Bill Clinton for approval despite threats that Clinton will veto the bill. Possible violation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the United States and Russia; Senator Sam Nunn's arguments against the bill; Provisions on abortion and armed services personnel with AIDS.

Reports that the United States' Senate confirmed the appointments of eighteen ambassadorial nominations. Details on Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Jesse Helms' efforts to consolidate foreign policy apparatus of government; Information on ambassadorial confirmations; Details of two treaties in negotiations, between Democrats, and Republicans to settle foreign policy disputes.

Cites the debate in the United States (U.S.) Senate on December 12, 1995 which was scheduled to focus on several Bosnia related issues. Support for American President Bill Clinton's deployment of troops to Bosnia; Information on the plans of the Senate in the absence of President Clinton; Comments by Congressman John McCain.

Reports that the Democrats are planning to oppose the final welfare reform bill when it comes up for a vote in the United States' Senate. Insight on the minimal approval of the bill in September 1995 by Democrats; Comments by Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle; Objectives of the plan; Expected vetoing of the bill by American President Bill Clinton.

Examines the plan by key senators in the United States Senate, to vote by Wednesday, 13th December, 1996 on President Bill Clinton's plan to send 20,000 U.S. troops to Bosnia. Plan by the senators to vote on a resolution stating Congress' opposition to Clinton's decision to send the troops; Signing of a letter by nearly half of the House representatives in Congress; Comments from Senator John McCain, (R-Ariz.).

Reports on the approval of legislation by the Senate, on December 7th, 1995, to ban a rare form of late-term abortion. Senators who voted for and against the bill; Approval of a limited proposal by the Senate; Provisions of the legislation; Number of abortions performed annually in the United States which are late-term.

Reports on the blocking of an amendment to ban desecration of the American flag, by Democrat, Jeff Bingaman. Comments from Bingaman; Other guarantees sought by Bingaman; Views of supporters of amendemnt.

Focuses on the enactment of a bill that coerces Washington lobbyists to register and disclose their clients, contacts, issues, and how much they are paid. Bill's alteration to registration and disclosure requirements adopted in 1946; Estimated amount of lobbyists registered in Washington; Comments from Republican Charles T. Canady. INSET: Highlights of the lobbying bill..

States that American President Bill Clinton offered to sign a bill on November 28th, 1995, which he thought spent $7 million too much on defense, if Congress agreed that it would later allocate some of the money for domestic programs and to pay for sending United States peacekeeping troops in Bosnia. Detailed information on the offer; Views of White House aides on the offer; Comments from Representative Dan Burton (R-Ind.).

Presents information on the House's rejection of four amendments concerning long-delayed legislation to tighten lobbyist registration and disclosure laws, that the bill's sponsors said could have derailed the measure. Views of supporters of legislation; Approval of the bill by the Senate; Comments from Representative Charles T. Canady (R-Fla.); Details on the legislation; Number of unregistered lobbyists in Washington D.C.; Voting of the measure.