ECONOMY related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty

Addresses

Agenda for Growth—NYNEX Conference on the Future of the New York State Economy: John Brademas, S4834-S4836 [29MR]

Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Dominic J. Perri, National Association of Graduate and Professional Students, E808 [6AP]

Designing To Meet the Needs of the Future: Roger Mandle, S17856-S17858 [30NO]

Economic Crisis of the First World—The Fear of a Post-Constitutional America: Anthony Harrigan, S11794-S11797 [7AU]

Export Imperative—Public Policy and Private Enterprise for the New Century: C. Michael Armstrong, E2023 [24OC]

Mexican Financial Crisis: President Clinton, S1194 [19JA]

National Agenda of the Republican Party: Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, S6366 [9MY]

National Hispanic Corporate Council: Edward H. Rensi, E2086 [1NO]

Union College Commencement Address: Senator Moynihan, S8132 [12JN]

Amendments

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9505 [25SE], H9536, H9547, H9552, H9553, H9592 [27SE]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2444 [1MR]

Small business: redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), S12416, S12514, S12517 [11AU]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H3880 [28MR], H3975, H3977, H3978 [29MR], H4264, H4290 [5AP]

Analyses

Flat Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses (H.R. 2060), E1461 [19JY]

Guide to GATT Law and Practice, S16519-S16523 [1NO]

Promote Economic Revitalization Through Federal Assistance for Cleanup of Abandoned or Contaminated Properties (H.R. 2178), E1622 [3AU]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, S14333 [26SE], H8777 [12SE]

Articles and editorials

Administration Ignored Peso Warnings, E294 [8FE]

After 50 Days, E790 [5AP]

American Class Struggle, S4394 [22MR]

Americans Grow Ugly in Mexicans' Eyes—Rescue Plan Revives Long-Simmering Resentments, S4854 [30MR]

America's Cities—Centers of Culture, Commerce, and Community—Or Collapsing Hope?, E1119 [25MY]

Baby Boomers' Retirement Could Be a Bust—Living Standards May Drop as Social Security Rolls Bulge, E1400 [10JY]

Balanced Budget Myth Bared—Economy Cycles Unlikely To Worsen Under Plan, S1887 [1FE]

Better Ways To Measure Progress, S15187 [17OC]

Betting on a Loser, S16677 [3NO]

Beware Politically Correct Investing, E1939 [12OC]

Big Agriculture Also Drains the Federal Till, E769 [4AP]

Budget With the Hidden Generation Gap, S2943 [22FE]

Challenge for the New America, S5633 [25AP]

Clean Sweeps—Two Success Stories for the Environment, E2452 [22DE]

Clinton and the Economy, H7977 [28JY]

Clinton Wrong on 1980's—President Should Focus on Problems of 1990's, E102 [17JA]

Conflict of Will's? Pundit Kept Quiet About Wife's Role as Lobbyist, S7608 [26MY]

Consumer Price Index—Measuring Inflation and Causing It, S15447-S15453 [23OC]

Consumer's Guide, S8834 [21JN]

Cuba's Economic Recovery, How Good Are Those 1995 Predictions?, E1652 [5AU]

Currency's Slide May Mark End of Reserve Role, S3660 [8MR]

Decent Minimum Wage, E286 [7FE]

Dishonest Slogan, S5280 [6AP]

Dole Says Congressional Leaders Back Mexico Plan, S4857 [30MR]

Dollar Again Plunges, Setting Off Stock Selloff—Economy—Record Lows Against Mark, Yen Stirs Doubts About Currency's Premier Status—Dow Loses 34.9 Points, S3661 [8MR]

Dollar Falls Against Yen and Mark, But United States Declines To Intervene in Market, S3661 [8MR]

Dollar Keeps Falling Against Yen and Mark—Analysts Call Decline a Long-Term Trend, S3660 [8MR]

Down Goes the Dollar, S4150 [17MR]

Egypt Runs for the Train, E2063 [30OC]

Entrepreneurial Spirit Cited in City's High Rating, S18555 [13DE]

Experimental Price Index for Elderly Consumers, S1347-S1349 [23JA]

Fed Chairman Blames Deficit for Dollar's Fall, S3799 [10MR]

Free Trade in the Western Hemisphere, E96 [13JA]

Fund Used for Peso Faces Scrutiny, H2448 [1MR]

Funky Way of Looking at U.S. ``Growth'', S15186 [17OC]

GOP Stance on Wage Irks Working Widow, E333 [13FE]

GOP Tax Cuts Are Seen Costly Over 10 Years, S2238 [7FE]

Governmental Subsidy Feeds ``Free Market'', S10255 [18JY]

Green Revenue Path—For Healthy Growth, Washington Should Tax Resources, Not Labor, E1759 [12SE]

Here's How To Balance the Budget, S2944 [22FE]

He's No Bill Clinton, E1127-E1129 [25MY]

How Mexico's Behind-the-Scenes Tactics and a Secret Pact Averted Market Panic, H657 [25JA]

How Not To Stimulate the Economy, S1885-S1887 [1FE]

How Radical Is the GOP Budget?, H13350 [20NO]

If You Have a Job, You Aren't Causing Inflation—Guess Who Is?, E888 [1MY]

Immigration—Where To Go From Here, S17790 [29NO]

In Vietnam, Only the Future Matters, S10074 [14JY]

Income Gap Is Issue No. 1, Debaters Agree, H14352 [12DE]

India Is Elbowing Into China's Limelight—Foreign Investors Taking Note of Economic Revival, E122 [18JA]

Investors Make Lousy Crowbars, E1176 [8JN]

It's a Recipe for Economic Chaos, S2283 [8FE], S2465 [10FE]

Japan—One-Way Trade Tactics, S6434 [10MY]

Lieberman Bill Takes Right Approach to Helping Our Cities, S13378 [12SE]

Mexican Handout—Bailing Out the Creditor Class, S1707 [27JA]

Mexico—Suffering the Conventional Wisdom, S2393 [9FE]

NAFTA—Is This Success?, S17184 [16NO]

NAFTA's Bubble Bursts, S14099 [21SE]

National Dividend Plan—It's Time, E179 [26JA]

Odds Aren't Worth It, S17871 [30NO]

On Mexico, U.S. Firemen Play With Matches, H452 [20JA]

Poverty's Trap—The Poor Still Get Poorer, Even in a Healthy Economy, E50 [5JA]

Productivity Is All, But It Doesn't Pay Well, S10957 [31JY]

Proliferation of Gambling in the U.S., S5852 [27AP]

Republicans Aren't Out To Rob Us, E1204 [8JN]

Rescue—Durable or Brief, S4857 [30MR]

Risky Business—Can Gaming Win in Cities? Chicago May Get Tip From New Orleans, S17930 [4DE]

Short of Perfection, S2427 [9FE]

Stop Whining—Pay Workers, S1704 [27JA]

Study Paints a Positive Picture of Immigration, S18731 [15DE]

They Play To Lose—Compulsive Gambling Is a Disease That Gradually Overwhelms One's Life, Ruth Beker Writes, S13134 [8SE]

This Is Leadership?—Since 1973, The Deficit Has Been Central to American Politics, S15395 [20OC]

Two Years Later, the Promises Used To Sell NAFTA Haven't Come True, But Its Foes Were Wrong, Too, H11564 [31OC]

U.S. Budget Deficit Falls for 3rd Year, H10862 [26OC]

U.S. Plan To Aid Mexico Calms Financial Markets; Loan Guarantees Get Cautious Hill Backing, S4858 [30MR]

United States Is Dead Wrong, S8830 [21JN]

Washington's Message to America's Cities—Drop Dead, E1955 [17OC]

What the '93 Tax Increases Really Did, S15974 [26OC]

Which Is Greater Security Threat—Red Army or Red Ink?, E462 [28FE]

White House, Congress Joint Statement on Mexico, S4858 [30MR]

Why U.S. Industry Bounced Back, E626 [16MR]

Young Want a Better Life, S10072 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: multiyear program for economic development and self-sufficiency (see H.R. 1306), H3732 [23MR]

Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86), H7550 [24JY]

BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index (see H. Con. Res. 130), H15658 [3JA]

Budget: deficit (see S. 1290; H. Res. 94), S14710 [29SE], H2176 [23FE]

Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 288), H171 [9JA]

———provide credit to businesses and facilitate the transfer and commercialization of Government-owned patents and technologies (see H.R. 80), H165 [9JA]

———treatment of businesses dissected by a census tract boundary line of a designated empowerment zone or enterprise community (see S. 1421), S17336 [17NO]

California: promote balance between natural resources, economic development and job retention (see H.R. 2712), H14002 [5DE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see S. 821; S. Res. 63; H. Res. 99), S1070 [18JA], S6912 [18MY], H2224 [24FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H179 [9JA]

Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used for employment retraining and job creation activities (see H.R. 702), H802 [26JA]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S15338 [19OC]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H13870 [30NO]

Credit: expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service financial institutions (see S. 445; H.R. 1491), S2823 [16FE], H4430 [7AP]

Customs Service: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 2250), H8535 [4AU]

Dept. of Defense: revise process for disposal of property at closed installations (see S. 803), S6687 [15MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494), H230 [11JA]

Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325), H8903 [13SE]

District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena and convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843), H4431 [7AP], H5983 [14JN]

———permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new convention center (see H.R. 1862), H6045 [15JN]

———use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (see H.R. 2108), H7699 [25JY]

Domestic policy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending (see H.R. 890), H1611 [10FE]

Economic Development Administration: assistance to communities affected by closure, realignment, or downsizing of military installations (see S. 405), S2647 [14FE]

Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see H.R. 2708), H14002 [5DE]

Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see S. 556; H.R. 1231), S3891 [14MR], H3156 [14MR]

———improve employment and training assistance for dislocated workers (see S. 90; H.R. 1422), S49 [4JA], H4413 [6AP]

———job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]

———self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789), H5752 [8JN]

Executive Office of the President: consolidate administration of defense conversion activities (see S. 404), S2647 [14FE]

Federal aid programs: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]

Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769), H5690 [7JN]

Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary stabilization and require public financial status reports (see H.R. 1752), H5622 [6JN]

Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731), H14172 [6DE]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (see S. Res. 118; H. Res. 141, 150), S6337 [9MY], H4618 [9MY], H5071 [16MY]

———improvement and enforcement of trade laws (see S. 1148), S12214 [10AU]

FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]

———impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see S. Res. 80; H. Res. 98), S3132 [24FE], H2224 [24FE]

———implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266; H.R. 2445), S14132 [22SE], H9738 [29SE]

———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 888), H1610 [10FE]

———reform (see S. 663; H.R. 1498), S5142 [4AP], H4431 [7AP]

———stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 949), H1849 [15FE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S5404 [6AP]

Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636), H4958 [15MY]

Income: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768), H1050 [1FE]

India: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3807 [24MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295; H.R. 743), S1758 [30JA], H889 [30JA]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (see H. Res. 226), H9451 [21SE]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (see H.R. 2648), H13142 [16NO]

———treatment of the withdrawal of water from lakes situated between two States (see S. 1413), S17090 [15NO]

Law enforcement: establish neighborhood and community security programs (see S. 1215), S12716 [6SE]

Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718), H839 [27JA]

Members of Congress: reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876), H1555 [9FE]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. Res. 185; H. Con. Res. 18), S15338 [19OC], H593 [24JA]

———reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. 384; S. Con. Res. 6; H. Con. Res. 27; H. Res. 80), S2492 [10FE], S2648 [14FE], H1611 [10FE], H1752 [14FE]

Minimum wage: increase level and establish commission to study indexation (see S. 203), S789 [11JA]

———level (see S. 413; H.R. 363, 619, 764, 940, 1583), S2647 [14FE], H173 [9JA], H467 [20JA], H969 [31JA], H1751 [14FE], H4618 [9MY]

Missouri River: equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among bordering States (see S. 525; H.R. 1260), S3744 [9MR], H3326 [16MR]

Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 867), H1460 [8FE]

———require congressional approval for certain uses of the exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177), H8360 [3AU]

NAFTA: assessment (see S. 1417), S17183 [16NO]

———withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651), H241 [13JA], H13142 [16NO]

National objectives: priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 1050), H161 [9JA], H2224 [24FE]

———reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see H.R. 1327), H3878 [28MR]

Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see S. 436; H.R. 2412), S2823 [16FE], H9591 [27SE]

Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145), H172 [9JA], H8063 [31JY]

———national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4335 [5AP]

Rural areas: eligibility for rural electrification and economic development loans (see S. 805), S6688 [15MY]

Small business: awarding of contracts to individuals considered economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379), H9452 [21SE]

———export assistance (see H.R. 648), H592 [24JA]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (see S. 895), S8034 [8JN]

———reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150), H8174 [1AU]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 1737), H4915 [12MY], H5608 [25MY]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743, 1252; H.R. 2713), S6006 [2MY], S13728 [18SE], H14002 [5DE]

———economic recovery incentives for areas affected by employment losses in the financial institution and real estate sectors (see H.R. 2015), H6830 [11JY]

———eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 430), H177 [9JA]

———encourage capital formation for the development of new business (see S. 1053; H.R. 1785), S10426 [20JY], H5691 [7JN]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see S. 488, 1038, 1050; H.R. 2060), S3390 [2MR], S9998 [14JY], S10320 [19JY], H7256 [19JY]

———impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income (see H.R. 1780), H5691 [7JN]

———incentives for employers to hire displaced workers relative to closure, realignment, or downsizing of military installations (see S. 408), S2647 [14FE]

———middle class tax relief (see S. 452; H.R. 980), S2823 [16FE], H1907 [16FE]

———minimum tax on corporations importing products at artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88), H166 [9JA]

———rate reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 2083), H7378 [20JY]

———rates (see H.R. 1215), H3072 [13MR]

———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128), H4176 [4AP]

———tax credit for defense industries to invest in worker retraining and retooling (see S. 409), S2647 [14FE]

———treatment of corporate dividend payments and interest deductions (see S. 701), S5404 [6AP]

Trinidad and Tobago: participation in NAFTA (see S. Res. 200), S18920 [19DE]

Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572), H11686 [1NO]

Urban areas: designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (see S. 1184), S12370 [11AU]

———economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H4104 [3AP]

Commentaries

Too Many Alarms: Paul Harvey, E1614 [3AU]

Conference reports

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895), H9638 [28SE]

Documents

Redevelopment of Closed Military Installations: J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S6680-S6682 [15MY]

———National Association of Counties, S6682-S6684 [15MY]

———National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament, S6684 [15MY]

Support for a Minimum Wage Increase: several economists, H10716 [24OC]

Essays

Rally for Freedom—A New Declaration of Independence: Bill Zimmermann, E2052 [26OC]

Estimates

Impact of Balanced-Budget Amendment and the Contract With America on State Finances: Dept. of the Treasury, S3159-S3169 [27FE]

Explanations

Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act (S. 452), S2852-S2854 [16FE]

Factsheets

Examples of Families Who Would Get Smaller Family Tax Credit Under H.R. 1215 Than Under the Original Contract With America, E719 [29MR]

Letters

Budget deficit, H5152 [17MY]

Budget deficit reduction: E.L. Wright, E173 [25JA]

Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Jere W. Glover, SBA, H4317 [5AP]

———Leslie B. Samuels, Dept. of the Treasury, H4318 [5AP]

———Representative Archer, H4247 [5AP]

———Representative Bliley, H4248 [5AP]

Economic Development Administration abolishment: Representative Solomon, H7748 [26JY]

Economic Development Administration funding: Brad Arvin, National Association of Installation Developers, S14684 [29SE]

———James C. Tonn, National Association of Development Organizations, S14684 [29SE]

Economic intelligence: Dale W. Jorgenson, S6270 [8MY]

Exchange stabilization fund foreign assistance: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S4889 [30MR]

Federal employees cost of living adjustments: Charles L. Stewart, E525 [6MR]

Federal funding for research, technology, export promotion and trade law enforcement: Joel B. Snyder, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, S7330 [24MY]

Invitation to ``New Approaches—Lessons from the Manufacturing Revolution'' manufacturing conference: Senators Lieberman and Lott, S1635 [26JA]

Lake Gaston Protection Act: Senators Robb and Warner, S17092 [15NO]

Mexican economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency: several Representatives, H784 [26JA]

Minimum wage level: Donald Knight, H13863 [30NO]

Native American Financial Services Organization: Henry G. Cisneros, Sec. of HUD, S2835 [16FE]

———Judy K. Frank, S2834 [16FE]

———Ruth A. Jaure, National American Indian Housing Council, S2835 [16FE]

Redevelopment of closed military installations: Susan Golding and Edward Rendell, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S6680 [15MY]

Republican Party national agenda: Mary Kay Dana, H4514 [3MY]

———Mel Cellini, H274 [17JA]

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: James V. Franze, AFL-CIO, H9533 [27SE]

———Joseph F. Lyscas, AFL-CIO, H9533 [27SE]

U.S.-Japan trade negotiations relative to the automobile industry: A.A. Procensini, Semiconductor Industry Association, S5965 [2MY]

———Donald V. Fites, Caterpillar, Inc., S5963 [2MY]

———Jerry R. Junkins, Business Roundtable (organization), S5963 [2MY]

———Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO, S5963 [2MY]

———Linda Golodner, National Consumers League, S5963 [2MY]

———Maureen R. Smith, American Forest & Paper Association, S5965 [2MY]

Use of District of Columbia tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center: Marion Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, S12514 [11AU]

Worker Retraining Flexibility Act: Bill Easly, Job Training Partnership Act Administration, S316 [4JA]

World Trade Organization dispute settlement mechanism: Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S6433 [10MY]

Lists

Companies paying no taxes and the number of years, H3032 [10MR]

Consumer Price Index accuracy witnesses, S15446 [23OC]

Economic Development Administration funding amendment cosponsors, S14683 [29SE]

Historical opinions on public debt, S3358 [2MR]

Organizations supporting U.S.-Japan automobile industry trade negotiations, S5962 [2MY]

Principles for reform of the SBA, S8037 [8JN]

Ranking of Members of Congress on appropriations votes: National Taxpayers Union, H4194, H4196, H4197 [5AP]

Memorandums

Consumer Price Index Accuracy: Harry C. Ballantyne, S15462 [23OC]

Legality of Import Sanctions Relative to GATT: Sherman E. Unger, Dept. of Commerce, S16517 [1NO]

Messages

Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton, S3743 [9MR], H2967 [9MR]

Economic Report: President Clinton, S2566-S2568 [13FE], H1678 [13FE]

International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton, S4260-S4262 [21MR], H3342 [21MR]

Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton, S2852 [16FE], H1677 [13FE]

National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: President Clinton, S14709 [29SE], H9696 [29SE]

State of the Union: President Clinton, S1430-S1435 [24JA], S1551-S1555 [25JA], H584-H590 [24JA]

Motions

National objectives: priority assignments (H.R. 9), H2623, H2636 [3MR]

Small business: redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), H8777 [12SE]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4311 [5AP]

Opinion polls

Congressional and Presidential policy proposals, S1501 [25JA]

Minimum wage: Los Angeles (CA) Times, S1872 [1FE]

Papers

Balanced Budget: Staunton-Augusta, VA, Chamber of Commerce, S18781 [16DE]

Economic Effects of the Balanced Budget Amendment: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3352-S3354 [2MR]

Last U.S. Colony: Marc Landy, E1907 [10OC]

Petitions

National agenda, E1206 [8JN]

Poems

``Manure of the Trojan Horse,'' Representative Owens, E922 [2MY]

Press conferences

Future of America's Research-Intensive Industries: Mary L. Good, Dept. of Commerce, S12311 [10AU]

———Richard J. Kogan, Schering-Plough Corp., S12312 [10AU]

Press releases

U.S.-Japan Trade Negotiations Relative to the Automobile Industry: Aluminum Association, S5964 [2MY]

———American Iron and Steel Institute, S5964 [2MY]

———American Textile Manufacturers Institute, S5964 [2MY]

———National Association of Manufacturers, S5963 [2MY]

———Several Trade Associations, S5964 [2MY]

Questions and answers

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to instability of economy and currency, S1976-S1979 [2FE]

Understanding the Consumer Price Index: BLS, S15453-S15456 [23OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: national objectives, H187 [11JA]

American Samoa: multiyear program for economic development and self-sufficiency (H.R. 1306), E685 [24MR]

Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, H4500 [2MY]

Aviation: economic assistance for USAir Group, Inc., H964 [31JA]

BLS: prohibit use of funds to implement change in the consumer price index except for congressionally authorized changes, H8414 [3AU]

Budget: deficit, H1767 [15FE], H2645 [3MR], H2722, H2724, H2785 [7MR], H2898, H2984-H2986 [9MR], H3162, H3247-H3250 [15MR], H3281 [16MR], H3337 [21MR], H3541, H3542, H3544 [22MR], H3786 [24MR], H3817, H3818, H3819 [28MR], H4120, H4162, H4163 [4AP], H4187, H4189, H4190, H4249, H4250, H4251, H4252, H4253, H4257, H4260, H4261 [5AP], H4902, H4906, H4907 [12MY], H5176, H5179, H5182, H5184 [17MY], H6039 [15JN], H6259 [22JN], H6316, H6317 [27JN], H7920 [28JY], H8072 [1AU], H9223 [19SE], H10892 [26OC], H11461 [31OC], H11979 [9NO], H12088 [10NO], H12179 [13NO], H12353 [15NO], H13937 [5DE], H14143 [6DE], H14212 [7DE], H14932, H14936 [15DE], H15097, H15178, H15179 [19DE], H15214, H15264 [20DE], E50 [5JA], E173 [25JA], E769 [4AP], E1614 [3AU], E1882 [29SE]

———deficit (H. Res. 94), E423 [24FE]

Business and industry: employment levels versus profit margins, H5487 [24MY]

———stimulate employment opportunities, H315-H321 [18JA]

———tax rates, H3031 [10MR]

CBO: economic estimates, H14372 [13DE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H548 [24JA], H1973 [22FE], H2073 [23FE], H4110, H4111 [4AP], H6380 [27JN], H6836 [12JY], H11740 [2NO], H12328-H12333 [14NO], H13147 [17NO], E480-E488 [1MR], E1127 [25MY], E1406 [11JY]

———evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy, H5763 [13JN]

Committee on Economics (Joint): abolish, E1288 [19JN]

Consumer Price Index: political influence, H1216 [6FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H2730 [7MR], E57 [9JA]

Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used for employment retraining and job creation activities (H.R. 702), E1079 [19MY]

Credit: expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service financial institutions (H.R. 1491), E860, E869 [7AP]

Democratic Party: effect of political party objectives, H8544 [6SE]

———national agenda, H308, H309 [18JA], H600 [25JA], H895 [31JA], H4966 [16MY], H5089, H5090 [17MY], H6704 [10JY], H13735 [29NO], E922 [2MY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish the Economic Development Administration, H7742-H7751 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: budget priorities, H13349 [20NO]

———increased military spending versus deficit reduction, E462 [28FE]

———maintenance of Government-owned defense industrial facilities, H5891 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: hydrogen research and development program report relative to economic benefits, H4474 [2MY]

Dept. of HUD: community development grants funding relative to employment, H8045 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: obligation or expenditure of funds relative to the exchange stabilization fund, H7215-H7226 [19JY], E1494 [21JY]

Dept. of Trade: establish (H.R. 2325), E1772 [13SE]

District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena and convention center (H.R. 1509), E859 [7AP], E1192 [8JN]

———permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new convention center (H.R. 1862), E1264 [15JN]

———use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (H.R. 2108), H8509, H8510 [4AU], E1510 [25JY]

Domestic policy: domestic income levels and standard of living, H12184 [13NO], H14352 [12DE]

———effect of political party objectives, H2643 [3MR]

Ecology and environment: impact of Government regulations on economy of Western States, H11910 [8NO]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H10798 [25OC]

Egypt: economic development, E2063 [30OC]

Employment: job creation programs, H1161 [3FE]

———job creation programs (H.R. 805), E260 [2FE]

Families and domestic relations: women working outside the home, H3052 [13MR]

Federal aid programs: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (H.R. 2178), E1621, E1622, E1623 [3AU], E1625 [4AU]

Federal employees: delays in cost of living adjustments, E525 [6MR]

Federal-State relations: require agencies to consider the impact of unfunded Federal mandates on working people, H925 [31JA]

Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (H.R. 1769), E1197 [8JN]

Foreign trade: budget reconcilliation provisions relative to foreign trade, H10906 [26OC]

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry, H4516, H4519, H4529 [3MY], H5490 [24MY], H5606 [25MY], H5630, H5631 [7JN], H5698 [8JN], H5908 [14JN], H6086-H6088 [19JN], H6402 [28JN], H6704 [10JY]

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (H. Res. 141), H4678, H4791, H4792 [10MY]

———U.S. deficit, H334 [19JA], H899 [31JA], H1910, H1954 [21FE], H2787 [7MR], H2898 [9MR], H3421 [22MR], H3576 [23MR], H4041 [3AP], H5379 [23MY], H7080, H7081, H7082, H7153 [18JY], H7182 [19JY], H7977 [28JY], H8811 [13SE], H9407 [21SE], H10695 [24OC], H14932 [15DE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H962-H968 [31JA], H976, H977, H979, H980 [1FE], H1076, H1077, H1078 [2FE], H1272 [6FE], H1976 [22FE], H2643 [3MR], E240 [1FE], E269 [3FE]

———reform (H.R. 1498), E874-E876 [7AP]

GATT: implementation, H3813 [28MR], H4676 [10MY], H5899-H5903 [13JN], H6304-H6307 [26JN]

Gingrich, Representative: evaluation of leadership, H3422 [22MR]

Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (H.R. 1636), E1037 [15MY]

———telecommunications deregulation, E604 [15MR]

House of Representatives: Progressive Caucus agenda, E192 [26JA]

Immigration: impact on U.S. economy, H12352 [15NO]

Income: create a livable wage (H.R. 768), H1560 [10FE]

———U.S. distribution of wealth, H4530-H4534 [3MY]

India: economic relationship with U.S., E122 [18JA]

Investments: national private savings rate, H2781 [7MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H4563 [9MY], H9509, H9510, H9511, H9512, H9523-H9556 [27SE], E220 [30JA], E228 [31JA], E1097 [23MY], E1483 [20JY], E1867 [28SE], E1922 [11OC]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9516-H9522 [27SE]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (H.R. 2648), E2193, E2197 [16NO]

Losco County, MI: tribute to Kanotin Club, E869 [7AP]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, H187 [11JA], H249, H274-H277, H288-H294 [17JA], H301, H310, H314, H315-H321 [18JA], H384-H390 [19JA], H415, H416, H452, H453 [20JA], H482 [23JA], H550, H555 [24JA], H601, H605, H657, H660, H674 [25JA], H694, H696, H700, H783 [26JA], H809, H833, H834 [27JA], H893, H898, H899, H900, H901, H902, H955, H958, H962-H968 [31JA], H976, H977, H980, H1027, H1028, H1029, H1030, H1031 [1FE], H1145 [2FE], H1165, H1166 [3FE], H1215, H1218, H1271-H1278 [6FE], H1297, H1298 [7FE], H1532 [9FE], H1605-H1608 [10FE], H1620 [13FE], H1696 [14FE], H1955 [21FE], H1972 [22FE], H2071, H2073, H2155 [23FE], H2215 [24FE], H2373 [28FE], H2493 [2MR], H2787 [7MR], H2993, H2994 [10MR], H3066, H3067 [13MR], H3985 [30MR], H4075 [3AP], H4410-H4412 [6AP], E142 [20JA], E186 [26JA], E269 [3FE], E294 [8FE]

———reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H1561 [10FE], H2374 [28FE], H2401, H2444-H2458 [1MR]

Minimum wage: level, H550 [24JA], H599, H600 [25JA], H699 [26JA], H1147 [2FE], H1161, H1162, H1163, H1164, H1165, H1166, H1167, H1192 [3FE], H1213, H1214, H1219, H1220, H1221, H1268 [6FE], H1287, H1288, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1294, H1295, H1297, H1298, H1341 [7FE], H1376, H1377, H1378, H1438, H1439, H1455 [8FE], H1468, H1469, H1470, H1472, H1536 [9FE], H1560 [10FE], H1693, H1695 [14FE], H1765 [15FE], H1954 [21FE], H1974 [22FE], H2657 [6MR], H8148 [1AU], H10066 [13OC], H10697, H10711-H10720 [24OC], H13862-H13865 [30NO], E268 [3FE], E283 [7FE], E333 [13FE], E387 [16FE], E737 [30MR]

———level (H.R. 363), H6682 [30JN]

———level (H.R. 619), E143 [20JA]

———level (H.R. 940), H6741 [11JY]

Money: association of the dollar with foreign currencies, H2787 [7MR]

———value of dollar relative to foreign currency, H4041 [3AP]

NAFTA: expansion, H10811 [25OC]

———impact on employment and the economy, H211-H218 [11JA], H315-H321 [18JA], H4411 [6AP], H6038 [15JN], H8667 [7SE], H8814 [13SE], H9768 [10OC], H11465 [31OC], H12164, H12165 [13NO], H13038 [16NO], H13941 [5DE], H14026 [6DE], H15174 [19DE], H15210 [20DE]

———implementation, H384-H390 [19JA], H955, H963, H965-H968 [31JA], H1272, H1273, H1274, H1276, H1277, H1278 [6FE], H1292 [7FE], H1468 [9FE], H8076 [1AU], H11563 [31OC], E2212 [17NO], E2326 [8DE]

———repeal, E83 [11JA]

———withdrawal (H.R. 499), H1955 [21FE]

———withhold contribution to North American Development Bank relative to actions by Mexico, H6536, H6537 [28JN]

National Federation of Independent Business: small business agenda, H661 [25JA]

National objectives: priority assignments, H1447-H1456 [8FE], H6258 [22JN], H6649 [29JN], H6684 [30JN], H8586, H8588 [6SE], H8670-H8676 [7SE], H9366 [21SE], H9509, H9511 [27SE], H9793 [11OC], H10027 [12OC], H10063 [13OC], H11590 [1NO], H12184 [13NO], H15267 [20DE], H15567-H15571 [21DE], E102 [17JA]

———priority assignments (H.R. 9), H1531 [9FE], H2607-H2639 [3MR], E49 [5JA], E168 [24JA]

———priority assignments (H.R. 9), motion to recommit, H2636, H2637 [3MR]

———standard of living changes, H2780 [7MR]

New York: effects of a balanced Federal budget, H13667 [28NO]

Pensions: use of private pension funds for economically targeted investments, E1938 [12OC]

Philadelphia, PA: economic recovery, H8312 [3AU]

Pollution: impact of standards on economy, E2451 [22DE]

Puerto Rico: economic development, H11198, H11210 [26OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H127, H128, H129, H130, H131, H132 [5JA], H149, H151, H152 [9JA], H182, H188, H207 [11JA], H234, H235 [13JA], H246, H247, H249 [17JA], H299, H300, H307, H308 [18JA], H333, H334, H375, H377-H384 [19JA], H413, H415, H416, H460-H462 [20JA], H479, H482, H483, H484, H487, H529 [23JA], H541, H543, H546, H548, H549, H550, H551, H552, H554 [24JA], H595, H599, H600, H601, H602 [25JA], H693, H697, H787 [26JA], H806, H807, H808 [27JA], H844 [30JA], H897, H899, H900, H901 [31JA], H975, H978, H979, H1038-H1045 [1FE], H1075, H1076, H1077 [2FE], H1159, H1161, H1163, H1165, H1193 [3FE], H1218, H1221 [6FE], H1287, H1288, H1289, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1295, H1297 [7FE], H1376, H1377, H1378, H1440-H1459 [8FE], H1467, H1469, H1472 [9FE], H1559, H1601 [10FE], H1617, H1619, H1620 [13FE], H1698, H1745, H1746, H1747, H1749 [14FE], H1763, H1764, H1765, H1766, H1767 [15FE], H1892, H1893 [16FE], H1909, H1910, H1911, H1955 [21FE], H1971, H1972, H1973, H1974, H1975, H1976, H1977, H1978, H2030-H2041 [22FE], H2070, H2071, H2163 [23FE], H2179, H2180 [24FE], H2231, H2234 [27FE], H2311, H2312, H2316, H2317, H2318, H2319, H2320 [28FE], H2395, H2399, H2477, H2482-H2485 [1MR], H2490, H2493, H2574, H2575 [2MR], H2585 [3MR], H2659, H2660 [6MR], H2729, H2733, H2785, H2791 [7MR], H2814, H2815 [8MR], H2897 [9MR], H2991, H2994, H3041 [10MR], H3051 [13MR], H3088, H3092, H3095, H3096, H3140-H3151 [14MR], H3157, H3158 [15MR], H3279, H3280 [16MR], H3336 [21MR], H3419 [22MR], H3575 [23MR], H3735 [24MR], H3811, H3812, H3817, H3860 [28MR], H3883, H3970 [29MR], H3979, H3980, H4004 [30MR], H4041, H4077, H4081 [3AP], H4108, H4110, H4111, H4112, H4119, H4145, H4164-H4167 [4AP], H4180, H4181 [5AP], H4337, H4338, H4339, H4340, H4341, H4342, H4366, H4398, H4399, H4400, H4407-H4410 [6AP], H4418, H4419, H4420 [7AP], H4447, H4448, H4449, H4483, H4488-H4494 [2MY], H4514 [3MY], H4674 [10MY], H4801 [11MY], H4956 [15MY], H5061-H5066 [16MY], H5603 [25MY], H6093 [20JN], H6316, H6389, H6392 [27JN], H6824 [11JY], H6906 [12JY], H7168-H7174 [18JY], H7250 [19JY], H7452-H7454 [21JY], H7465, H7468 [24JY], H7920 [28JY], H8166-H8169 [1AU], H8182 [2AU], H8312 [3AU], H8542, H8543, H8544, H8546, H8549 [6SE], H8600, H8602, H8603, H8676-H8682 [7SE], H8731 [12SE], H8812, H8813, H8815, H8895-H8902 [13SE], H8950 [14SE], H9143, H9231 [19SE], H9498-H9501 [25SE], H9508, H9511, H9578-H9585 [27SE], H9598 [28SE], H10062 [13OC], H10849, H10850 [26OC], H11385 [30OC], H11464, H11465 [31OC], H11669-H11677 [1NO], H11747-H11754 [2NO], H11814-H11820 [7NO], H11831, H11832, H11833, H11835, H11908 [8NO], H11978, H11980 [9NO], H12088, H12089 [10NO], H12160, H12162 [13NO], H12195, H12322 [14NO], H13295 [17NO], H13348, H13635 [20NO], H13712 [28NO], H13736 [29NO], H14140 [6DE], H15213, H15272, H15275 [20DE], H15550 [21DE], E41 [5JA], E65 [9JA], E127 [19JA], E182 [26JA], E267 [3FE], E404 [22FE], E429 [24FE], E593, E596 [14MR], E728 [29MR], E790 [5AP], E799, E805 [6AP], E820, E833, E877-E879 [7AP], E1158 [6JN], E1204, E1205 [8JN], E1406 [11JY], E1466 [19JY], E1684 [5AU], E1933 [12OC]

Rural areas: funding for loans for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, H7331, H7332 [20JY]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of Opportunities Industrialization Center, E140 [19JA]

Saving: national private savings rate, E1400 [10JY]

Small business: export assistance (H.R. 648), E165 [24JA]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), H8776 [12SE]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), conference report, H9711, H9712 [29SE]

———reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (H.R. 2150), H8733-H8737 [12SE], E1762 [12SE]

———tax incentives, H15577, H15579, H15580 [22DE]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry by establishing State-run spaceports (H.R. 1631), H4868 [11MY]

Standard of living: reduction, H6036 [15JN]

Taxation: economic recovery incentives for areas affected by employment losses in the financial institution and real estate sectors (H.R. 2015), E1416 [12JY]

———eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (H.R. 430), E179 [26JA]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses, E1213 [9JN]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (H.R. 2060), E1461 [19JY]

———rates, H2784 [7MR], H5089 [17MY], H5702-H5709 [8JN]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H3980, H3981, H3982, H3983, H3984, H3985, H4004, H4014, H4029 [30MR], H4034, H4035, H4036, H4039, H4041, H4042, H4043, H4074, H4077, H4081, H4086-H4091 [3AP], H4107, H4109, H4110, H4112, H4113, H4114, H4115, H4116, H4117, H4118, H4119, H4143, H4144, H4145, H4146, H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151, H4152, H4153, H4154, H4155, H4156, H4157, H4158, H4159, H4160, H4161, H4163, H4164, H4167-H4171 [4AP], H4180, H4181, H4182, H4183, H4184, H4185, H4186, H4187, H4188, H4189, H4190, H4191, H4192, H4213-H4319, H4329-H4334 [5AP], H4338, H4340, H4341, H4342, H4343, H4399, H4400, H4407-H4410 [6AP], H10866 [26OC], E716, E719, E725 [29MR], E744 [30MR], E761 [3AP], E776 [4AP], E808, E811, E814 [6AP], E825, E827, E835, E840, E869, E872 [7AP], E918, E919 [2MY]

———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4190, H4191, H4192-H4212 [5AP]

Telecommunications: study on effects of full market competition, E669 [23MR]

Urban areas: economic redevelopment (H.R. 1381), H4109 [4AP]

———impact of budget cuts on cities, H8732 [12SE]

West Virginia: economic conditions, H249 [17JA]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: political and economic situation of countries, S5920 [1MY]

Agriculture: commodity programs funding, S6147 [4MY]

———rice and cotton industries in Louisiana, S17998, S18001 [5DE]

Arts and humanities: impact of design on economy, S17856 [30NO]

Bipartisan Commission on Entitlements and Tax Reform: report, S1690-S1695 [27JA]

Budget: deficit, S29 [4JA], S479 [5JA], S575 [6JA], S618 [9JA], S688 [10JA], S756 [11JA], S825 [12JA], S925 [13JA], S960 [17JA], S1023 [18JA], S1136 [19JA], S1270 [20JA], S1299 [23JA], S1396 [24JA], S1485, S1488-S1495 [25JA], S1615 [26JA], S1704 [27JA], S1734 [30JA], S1799 [31JA], S1874 [1FE], S1975 [2FE], S2079 [3FE], S2150 [6FE], S2264 [7FE], S2278 [8FE], S2357 [9FE], S2441 [10FE], S2536 [13FE], S2646 [14FE], S2757 [15FE], S2903 [16FE], S2954 [22FE], S2994, S3002 [23FE], S3080 [24FE], S3143, S3209 [27FE], S3282 [28FE], S3375 [2MR], S3465 [3MR], S3494 [6MR], S3602 [7MR], S3647-S3649, S3679 [8MR], S3695 [9MR], S3768, S3774, S3776-S3780 [10MR], S3830 [13MR], S3961 [15MR], S4080, S4091 [16MR], S4147 [17MR], S4181, S4197 [20MR], S4210 [21MR], S4359 [22MR], S4488 [23MR], S4532 [24MR], S4655 [27MR], S4684 [28MR], S4755, S4784-S4789 [29MR], S4840 [30MR], S4989 [31MR], S5029 [3AP], S5089-S5091, S5095 [4AP], S5179 [5AP], S5389 [6AP], S5528, S5530, S5539 [7AP], S5567 [24AP], S5635 [25AP], S5725 [26AP], S5747 [27AP], S5870, S5871-S5873 [1MY], S5997 [2MY], S6032 [3MY], S6147, S6165-S6167 [4MY], S6196 [5MY], S6240 [8MY], S6301 [9MY], S6457 [10MY], S6476, S6506 [11MY], S6584-S6586, S6600 [12MY], S6678 [15MY], S6745 [16MY], S6802 [17MY], S6845 [18MY], S7010 [19MY], S7029, S7118 [22MY], S7230 [23MY], S7385 [24MY], S7490 [25MY], S7610 [26MY], S7653, S7656 [5JN], S7718 [6JN], S7801 [7JN], S8020 [8JN], S8082 [9JN], S8132 [12JN], S8205 [13JN], S8304 [14JN], S8488 [15JN], S8529 [16JN], S8598 [19JN], S8681 [20JN], S8817 [21JN], S8848 [22JN], S8966 [23JN], S9031 [26JN], S9173 [27JN], S9235 [28JN], S9494 [30JN], S9603 [10JY], S9653 [11JY], S9733 [12JY], S9832 [13JY], S10077 [14JY], S10085 [17JY], S10189 [18JY], S10315 [19JY], S10336 [20JY], S10488 [21JY], S10564 [24JY], S10652 [25JY], S10728 [26JY], S10776 [27JY], S10873 [28JY], S10923 [31JY], S11049 [1AU], S11322 [3AU], S11446 [4AU], S11603 [5AU], S11735 [7AU], S11890 [8AU], S12208 [10AU], S12345 [11AU], S12624 [5SE], S12679 [6SE], S13138 [8SE], S13207 [11SE], S13380 [12SE], S13539 [13SE], S13619 [14SE], S13653 [15SE], S13679 [18SE], S13751 [19SE], S13885 [20SE], S13995 [21SE], S14128 [22SE], S14156 [25SE], S14309 [26SE], S14402 [27SE], S14542 [28SE], S14702 [29SE], S14803 [10OC], S14961 [11OC], S15073 [12OC], S15162 [13OC], S15220 [17OC], S15294 [18OC], S15335 [19OC], S15379, S15395-S15398 [20OC], S15504 [23OC], S15572 [24OC], S15660, S15683 [25OC], S15843 [26OC], S16105 [27OC], S16379 [31OC], S16469 [1NO], S16565 [2NO], S16656 [3NO], S16699 [6NO], S16726 [7NO], S16816 [8NO], S16918 [9NO], S16967 [13NO], S17012 [14NO], S17059 [15NO], S17181 [16NO], S17230, S17238, S17243, S17332 [17NO], S17429 [18NO], S17510 [20NO], S17521 [27NO], S17547 [28NO], S17822 [29NO], S17860 [30NO], S17881 [4DE], S18014 [5DE], S18098 [6DE], S18127 [7DE], S18287 [8DE], S18313 [11DE], S18431 [12DE], S18555 [13DE], S18590 [14DE], S18734 [15DE], S18795 [18DE], S18917 [19DE], S18997 [20DE], S19107 [21DE], S19235 [22DE], S19337 [2JA]

———deficit (S. 1290), S14741 [29SE]

———Federal funding for research, technology, export promotion and trade law enforcement, S7328-S7331, S7354 [24MY]

———modify the definition of targeted tax benefit, S4301-S4310, S4322, S4324 [22MR]

———reduction of defense expenditures and application of savings to deficit, S7436 [25MY]

Business and industry: conference on the future of manufacturing, S1634 [26JA]

———relocation to foreign countries, S9014-S9016 [26JN]

———research and development funding, S12311 [10AU]

CBO: economic estimates, S18808-S18810 [18DE]

Charleston, NC: tribute to Evergreen Marine Group, S16380 [31OC]

China, People's Republic of: economic and social changes, S10072 [14JY]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S1495-S1498 [25JA], S8058-S8061 [9JN]

Competiveness Policy Council: funding, S14666 [29SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation, S15445-S15447 [23OC]

———calculation of rate of inflation (S. 821), S6913-S6916 [18MY]

———calculation of rate of inflation (S. Res. 63), S1125 [18JA]

Council of Economic Advisors: release of report on Federal investments in research and development, S16562 [2NO]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (S. 1344), S15346 [19OC]

Credit: expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service financial institutions (S. 445), S2842, S2843 [16FE]

Deficit: U.S. policy, S16454 [1NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S14-S18 [4JA], S1703 [27JA]

Dept. of Commerce: technology program funding, S14534-S14536 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11223 [2AU]

———reinvestment of certain expenditures into the economy and domestic programs, S12565 [5SE]

———revise process for disposal of property at closed installations (S. 803), S6688 [15MY]

District of Columbia: use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (H.R. 2108), S12513, S12514 [11AU]

Economic Development Administration: assistance to communities affected by closure, realignment, or downsizing of military installations (S. 405), S2654 [14FE]

———funding, S14683-S14685, S14696 [29SE]

Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after being displaced by NAFTA consequences (S. 556), S3902 [14MR]

———improve employment and training assistance for dislocated workers (S. 90), S315 [4JA]

———opportunities, S6193-S6195 [5MY]

Energy Information Administration: funding, S12030 [9AU]

Executive Office of the President: consolidate administration of defense conversion activities (S. 404), S2654 [14FE]

Foreign aid: exchange stabilization fund assistance, S4885-S4890 [30MR], S5346 [6AP]

Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry, S5961, S5965, S5999 [2MY], S6797-S6800 [17MY], S8818 [21JN], S9235 [28JN], S9513 [30JN]

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (S. Res. 118), S6322-S6325 [9MY]

———improvement and enforcement of trade laws (S. 1148), S12229 [10AU]

———U.S. deficit, S1129 [19JA], S3670 [8MR], S4358 [22MR], S4641 [27MR], S5975 [2MY], S8830 [21JN], S9014-S9016 [26JN], S10473 [21JY], S12550 [5SE], S14396-S14399 [27SE]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S1863-S1865, S1868 [1FE], S1969-S1971 [2FE], S3643 [8MR], S9600 [10JY]

———impact of interest rates on the housing industry (S. Res. 80), S3134 [24FE]

———implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (S. 1266), S14132, S14133 [22SE]

———reform (S. 663), S5142 [4AP]

———submit report to Congress and the President on changes to the discount, Federal funds, and market interest rates, S1316-S1319, S1365 [23JA]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S5447 [6AP], S5851 [27AP], S10912-S10916 [31JY], S11472 [4AU], S13134 [8SE], S16106 [27OC], S16677 [3NO], S17871 [30NO], S17929 [4DE]

GAO: Federal waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement report, S3066-S3068 [23FE]

GATT: implementation, S5514-S5516 [6AP], S16516 [1NO]

General Agreement on Trade in Services: implementation, S9311 [28JN]

Government regulations: report on cost to private sector, S1181-S1187 [19JA]

Hong Kong: maintaining capitalistic and democratic systems, S5077 [3AP], S5557 [7AP]

Idaho: effects on State economy from the National Marine Fisheries efforts to preserve the salmon in the Snake and Columbia River systems, S1344 [23JA]

Immigration: contributions by legal immigrants to the economy, S18730 [15DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S17790 [29NO]

International Trade Administration: funding, S14689-S14691 [29SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S6433-S6435 [10MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S1787 [30JA]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from lakes situated between two States (S. 1413), S17091, S17092 [15NO]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: tribute to new rural initiative, S16465 [1NO]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, S812 [11JA], S882 [12JA], S941-S943 [13JA], S1129, S1193 [19JA], S1298 [23JA], S1634, S1636 [26JA], S1697-S1699, S1707-S1709 [27JA], S1732 [30JA], S1841, S1842 [31JA], S1866-S1868, S1869-S1871 [1FE], S1971, S1975 [2FE], S2324 [8FE], S2392 [9FE], S2953 [22FE], S3080 [24FE], S3460 [3MR], S3664 [8MR], S4047-S4049-S4050 [16MR], S4846-S4868 [30MR], S6745-S6748 [16MY], S8834 [21JN], S9349-S9351 [29JN], S16372, S16383 [31OC], S16844 [9NO], S17060 [15NO], S19012 [20DE]

———economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (S. Res. 185), S15358 [19OC]

———reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, S5286 [6AP]

———reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (S. Con. Res. 6), S2663, S2667 [14FE]

Minimum wage: increase level and establish commission to study indexation (S. 203), S800, S801 [11JA]

———level, S1704 [27JA], S1871 [1FE], S2078, S2079 [3FE], S2756 [15FE], S3697 [9MR], S3770, S3771 [10MR], S3949-S3953 [15MR], S10949-S10959, S10961 [31JY], S15817, S15818 [26OC], S15981 [27OC]

———level (S. 413), S2657 [14FE]

Missouri River: equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among bordering States (S. 525), S3753-S3757 [9MR], S4004 [16MR]

Money: value of dollar relative to foreign currency, S3513 [6MR], S3660, S3662 [8MR], S4150 [17MR], S4601 [24MR], S5049 [3AP], S7750-S7752 [6JN]

NAFTA: assessment (S. 1417), S17183 [16NO], S17513-S17516, S17527 [27NO]

———impact on employment and the economy, S458 [5JA], S6745-S6748 [16MY], S8128 [12JN], S9014-S9016 [26JN], S11837 [8AU], S14099 [21SE], S15087 [12OC]

———implementation, S1697-S1699 [27JA], S16695 [3NO]

National objectives: priority assignments, S562 [6JA]-S7290 [24MY], S11794 [7AU], S12423 [11AU], S16562, S16565-S16568 [2NO], S16717 [7NO], S18780 [16DE]

———use gross domestic product as a guideline of economic measurement, S15185 [17OC]

National Small Business Week: observance, S6196 [5MY]

Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (S. 436), S2829, S2835, S2836 [16FE], S2990 [23FE]

New York: economy, S4833 [29MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, S11-S13, S19-S21 [4JA], S610 [9JA], S821-S824 [12JA], S3089 [24FE], S3715, S3718 [9MR], S3826 [13MR], S4394 [22MR], S5091-S5094 [4AP], S5162, S5166-S5170, S5176-S5179, S5185-S5187 [5AP], S5277-S5282, S5288, S5293, S5304, S5383 [6AP], S5527, S5528-S5530, S5534, S5540-S5542, S5553, S5558 [7AP], S5620-S5623, S5631 [25AP], S5739-S5741 [27AP], S5865-S5869 [1MY], S6019 [3MY], S6131-S6133 [4MY], S6366 [9MY], S8419 [15JN], S9031 [26JN], S15156 [13OC], S15191 [17OC], S16568, S16570 [2NO], S18983 [20DE]

Rural areas: eligibility for rural electrification and economic development loans (S. 805), S6691 [15MY]

Russia: ecomonic assistance relative to instability of economy, S4487 [23MR]

Sioux Falls, SD: economic development, S18554 [13DE]

Small business: effects of Government regulation and tax policy, S5533 [7AP]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), S8036 [8JN], S12514-S12517 [11AU], S14333 [26SE]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), conference report, S14568 [28SE]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas, S16056 [27OC]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 1252), S13737, S13738 [18SE]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 743), S6007 [2MY]

———encourage capital formation for the development of new business (S. 1053), S13377, S13378 [12SE]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 1038), S10009 [14JY]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 1050), S10320 [19JY]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 488), S3416-S3422 [2MR]

———incentives for employers to hire displaced workers relative to closure, realignment, or downsizing of military installations (S. 408), S2654 [14FE]

———middle class tax relief (S. 452), S2848, S2854 [16FE]

———rates, S15483-S15486, S15491-S15493 [23OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), S5294-S5298 [6AP]

———tax credit for defense industries to invest in worker retraining and retooling (S. 409), S2654 [14FE]

———treatment of corporate dividend payments and interest deductions (S. 701), S5447 [6AP]

Trinidad and Tobago: participation in NAFTA (S. Res. 200), S18921 [19DE]

Urban areas: designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (S. 1184), S12374 [11AU]

Vietnam: economic and social changes, S10072 [14JY]

Will, George F.: possible conflict of interest relative to article about tariffs on Japanese luxury cars, S7607 [26MY]

Reports

Africa: World Bank, S5920-S5924 [1MY]

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget—Fiscal Year 1991: CBO, S9386 [29JN]

Impact of a Balanced Budget Amendment and the Contract With America on the State of Hawaii: Dept. of the Treasury, S2023 [2FE]

Reducing the Budget Deficit: Martin Feldstein, Council of Economic Advisers (1984), S2481 [10FE]

Toward a More Accurate Measure of the Cost of Living: Advisory Commission To Study the Consumer Price Index, S15456-S15462 [23OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256), H9451 [21SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100), H4176 [4AP]

Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84), H3415 [21MR]

District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of New Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of Current Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227), H8307 [2AU]

Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33), H1848 [15FE]

Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53), H2306 [27FE]

Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238), H8596 [6SE]

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269), H9670 [28SE]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 895) (S. Rept. 104-129), S11606 [5AU]

Use of District of Columbia Tax Revenues for the Construction of New Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of Current Convention Center: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2108), S12213 [10AU]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Contract With America, E931 [3MY]

———GATT, E2 [4JA]

———Income Inequality in America, E2084 [1NO]

———Investing in a Skilled Workforce, E2028 [25OC]

———Outlook for the Economy, E934 [3MY]

———President's 1996 Budget, E355 [16FE]

———Priority on Deficit Reduction, E941 [3MY]

———Progress on the Economy, E28 [4JA]

———Reducing the Deficit, E1771 [13SE]

———Regulatory Reform, E612 [16MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Budget deficit: Minnesota State Legislature, S1489 [25JA]

Republican Party national agenda: Carmel, NY, Republican Committee, E1158 [6JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4317 [5AP]

Statements

Alternative Budget Deficit Reduction and Tax Relief Plan: Republican Party, S3648 [8MR]

Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative to Instability of Economy and Currency: President Clinton, Representatives Gingrich and Gephardt, and Senators Dole and Daschle, S4858 [30MR]

Effects of Full Competition in the Telecommunications Markets: G.W. Woodlief and E. Strumingher, E670 [23MR]

———Jack B. Grubman, E670 [23MR]

———John Bain, E670 [23MR]

———Kenneth Leon, E670 [23MR]

———Morton Bahr, Communications Workers of America, E670 [23MR]

———Philip A. Managieri, E670 [23MR]

———Richard C. Toole, D. Reingold, and M. Kastan, E670 [23MR]

———Telechoice Inc., E670 [23MR]

———Timothy N. Weller and Nick Frelinghuysen, E670 [23MR]

Flat Tax Proposal: Robert Hall and Alvin Rabushka, S3418, S3419, S3421 [2MR]

Flat Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses: Louis T. March, Representative Government Education Foundation, Inc., E1214 [9JN]

Invest Now, or Pay More Later: Richard J. Riordan, S5269 [5AP]

Redevelopment of Closed Military Installations: Senator Pryor, S6679 [15MY]

Studies

Balanced Budget Amendment and the Economy—How a Balanced Budget Amendment Would Have Worsened the Recession of 1990-92: Dept. of the Treasury, S3047-S3050 [23FE]

Economic Impact of Deregulating the U.S. Communications Industries: Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates Group, E604 [15MR]

Immigration—Demographic and Economic Facts: Julian L. Simon, S18730 [15DE]

Summaries

Establish Dept. of Trade (H.R. 2325), E1772 [13SE]

Flat Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses (H.R. 2060), E1461 [19JY]

Gephardt Motion To Recommit Contract With America Tax Relief Act, H4332 [5AP]

Republican Party National Agenda, H4419 [7AP]

Research on the Minimum Wage: Minimum Wage Study Commission, E387 [16FE]

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895), S8037 [8JN]

Tables

Change in deficit if adjustment made for Consumer Price Index overstatment, S15462 [23OC]

Comparison of returns on rice and cotton in Louisiana under current and alternative farm bills, S17998-S18001 [5DE]

Economic impact of Major League Baseball players' strike on Major League cities, S2430 [9FE]

Economic indicators of New Zealand, Japan, and the U.S., S4671 [27MR]

Examples of the flat tax system, S3421 [2MR]

Exchange Stabilization Fund Financing Agreement, S4890 [30MR]

Federal budget and deficit, S16376 [31OC], S16961 [13NO], S17052 [15NO], S17133 [16NO]

Federal debt per capita, S2289 [8FE]

Federal spending categories, S2287-S2289 [8FE], S3079 [24FE]

Ranking of Members of Congress on appropriations votes: National Taxpayers Union, H4194-H4196, H4197-H4201 [5AP]

Republican balanced budget conference agreement, S9383 [29JN]

Senator Hollings on Truth in Budgeting, S3647 [8MR], S5191 [5AP], S5977 [2MY]

Senator Hollings on truth in budgeting, S9359 [29JN]

Source of Federal deficit decline, S3079 [24FE]

Spending reductions under a balanced budget amendment in fiscal year 2002, S2023 [2FE]

Spending reductions under Contract With America in fiscal year 2002, S2023 [2FE]

U.S. trade deficit—top 10 countries, S6108 [3MY]

U.S.-Japan trade statistics, S8818 [21JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 80, reporting requirements on economic assistance to Mexico relative to instability of economy and currency, H2444 [1MR]

H. Res. 128, consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act, H4192 [5AP]

H. Res. 226, consideration of H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act, H9516 [27SE]

H.R. 9, Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act, H2607-H2623 [3MR]

H.R. 447, establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise, E57 [9JA]

H.R. 1306, American Samoa Economic Development Act, E685 [24MR]

H.R. 1509, District of Columbia Sports Arena Financing Act, E1192 [8JN]

H.R. 2108, use of District of Columbia tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center, H8510 [4AU]

H.R. 2150, Small Business Credit Efficiency Act, H8733 [12SE]

S. 90, Worker Retraining Flexibility Act, S315 [4JA]

S. 203, American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act, S801 [11JA]

S. 413, Working Wage Increase Act, S2657 [14FE]

S. 436, establish Native American Financial Services Organization, S2829-S2834 [16FE]

S. 452, Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act, S2848-S2852 [16FE]

S. 488, establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses, S3477 [3MR]

S. 525, Missouri River Water Control Equity Act, S3755 [9MR]

S. 556, Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Improvement Act, S3903 [14MR]

S. 743, Commercial Revitalization Tax Act, S6008 [2MY]

S. 805, Rural Electrification and Rural Economic Development Improvement Act, S6692-S6696 [15MY]

S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, S8036 [8JN], S12517 [11AU], H8776 [12SE]

S. 1148, Economic Revitalization Act, S12230-S12240 [10AU]

S. 1184, Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act, S12375 [11AU]

S. 1215, Neighborhood Security Act, S12734-S12736 [6SE]

S. 1413, Lake Gaston Protection Act, S17092 [15NO]

S. Con. Res. 6, reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency in Mexico, S2663 [14FE]

S. Res. 63, calculation of Consumer Price Index, S1125 [18JA]

S. Res. 80, impact of FRS interest rates on the housing industry, S3134 [24FE]

S. Res. 118, impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry, S6325, S6358 [9MY]

S. Res. 185, economic assistance to Mexico relative to instability of economy and currency, S15358 [19OC]

S. Res. 200, participation of Trinidad and Tobago in NAFTA, S18921 [19DE]