| CHAPTER 1-INSIDE CONGRESS |
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| The Year in Review |
| 104th Congress: An Overview |
1-3 |
| 1st Session at a Glance |
1-5 |
| Public Laws |
1-6 |
| Vetoes Cast |
1-7 |
| Cloture Votes |
1-8 |
| ‘Contract With America’ Scorecard |
1-10 |
| Leadership |
1-11 |
| House Rules Chanes |
1-12 |
| Membership Changes |
1-14 |
| Clout of House Freshmen |
1-15 |
| Senate Moderates |
1-17 |
| ‘Corrections Day’ Calendar |
1-18 |
| Gingrich as Speaker of the House |
1-19 |
| Book Advance Prohibition |
1-21 |
| Congressional Housekeeping Changes |
1-23 |
| No Pay Raise |
1-24 |
| First-Time Financial Audit |
1-26 |
| Party Switchers |
1-29 |
| Contested Elections |
1-30 |
| Legislation, Regulation |
| Congressional Workplace Compliance |
1-31 |
| Provisions |
1-33 |
| Term Limits Amendment |
1-35 |
| Lobbying Disclosure |
1-38 |
| Provisions |
1-40 |
| Gift Restrictions |
1-42 |
| Highlights |
1-43 |
| Campaign Finance |
1-44 |
| FEC Electronic Filing |
1-45 |
| Ethics |
| Packwood Resignation |
1-47 |
| Fallout from Resignation |
1-48 |
| The Charges |
1-50 |
| Text of Senate Resolution |
1-52 |
| Other Ethics Cases |
1-53 |
| Whitewater Hearings |
1-57 |
| Obituaries |
| John C. Stennis |
1-61 |
| Margaret Chase Smith |
1-62 |
| Les Aspin |
1-62 |
| Jamie L. Whitten |
1-63 |
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| CHAPTER 2-Economics &Finance |
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| Budget |
| Budget Overview |
2-3 |
| Budget Process |
2-4 |
| Clinton Budget |
2-5 |
| Budget Glossary |
2-6 |
| Economic Assumptions |
2-7 |
| Budget by Function |
2-8 |
| Budget by Agency |
2-10 |
| Economic Forecasts |
2-11 |
| Proposal Highlights |
2-12 |
| Budget Resolution |
2-20 |
| Spending Caps |
2-22 |
| Budget Totals |
2-24 |
| Spending by Function |
2-26 |
| Clinton’s June Budget |
2-28 |
| Budget Plans Compared |
2-30 |
| Balanced-Budget Amendment |
2-34 |
| Amendment History |
2-35 |
| Amendment Text |
2-38 |
| Line-Item Veto |
2-40 |
| Budget-Reconciliation |
2-44 |
| Reconciliation Instructions |
2-47 |
| House Bill Changes |
2-49 |
| Committee Action Compared |
2-52 |
| Clinton’s December Budget |
2-59 |
| Bill Highlights |
2-60 |
| Debt Limit |
2-63 |
| Taxes |
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| Reconciliation Tax Package |
2-66 |
| House GOP Tax Plan |
2-71 |
| Highlights |
2-73 |
| Health Insurance Deduction |
2-74 |
| Other Tax Bills |
2-76 |
| Banking |
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| Banking Refrom/Regulatory Relief |
2-78 |
| Bill Highlights |
2-83 |
| Thrift Insurance Fund |
2-85 |
| Proposals |
2-86 |
| Other Banking-Related Legislation |
2-89 |
| Securities |
|
| Shareholder Lawsuits |
2-90 |
| Charitable Gifts |
2-93 |
| Trade |
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| U.S.-China Trade Status |
2-93 |
| Other Trade-Related Legislation |
2-94 |
| Appointments |
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| Robert E. Rubin |
2-95 |
| June O’Neill |
2-95 |
| Laura D’Andrea Tyson |
2-96 |
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| Chapter 3 - Government & Commerce |
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| Government |
| Regulatory Overhaul |
3-3 |
| Regulatory Moratorium |
3-13 |
| Unfunded Mandates |
3-15 |
| Bill Highlights |
3-17 |
| Paperwork Reduction |
3-20 |
| Provisions |
3-22 |
| District of Columbia Financial Review Board |
3-23 |
| D.C. Highway Funding |
3-24 |
| Other Government Operations Plans |
3-25 |
| Commerce |
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| Product Liability |
3-26 |
| ‘Loser Pays’ Initiative |
3-30 |
| Commerce Department Targeted |
3-34 |
| Abolishing Interstate Commerce Commission |
3-36 |
| Small Business Loans |
3-39 |
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
3-39 |
| Magnuson Fishery Act |
3-40 |
| Omnibus Fish Management Bill |
3-41 |
| Other Fishing-Related Legislation |
3-42 |
| Patent and Copyright Law |
3-43 |
| Pipeline Safety Regulation |
3-44 |
| Other Commerce-Related Legislation |
3-45 |
| Agriculture |
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| Farm Program Cuts |
3-47 |
| Tobacco Program |
3-48 |
| Provisions |
3-53 |
| Farm Bill Rewrite |
3-56 |
| Other Agriculture-Related Legislation |
3-58 |
| Transportation |
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| National Highway System |
3-60 |
| Amtrak Subsidies |
3-65 |
| Federal Aviation Administration |
3-69 |
| Merchant Marine |
3-70 |
| Coast Guard Reauthorization |
3-71 |
| Other Transportation-Related Legislation |
3-72 |
