    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    ECONOMY related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income;
        Poverty
      Addresses
        EDA and the Federal Role in Economics Development--an Historical
            Perspective:  John E. Corrigan, Economic Development
            Administration, E2110-E2112 [13OC]
        Federal Support for University Based Scientific Research:  Senator
            Frist, S6112-S6114 [10JN]
        Role of Labor in the Global Economy:  John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, E150
            [11FE]
        Surplus Politics--What Congress Should Do:  Senator Abraham,
            S1291-S1293 [3MR]
      Amendments
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), S12395 [12OC], S12418 [12OC]
      Analyses
        Economic Development Partnership Act (S. 1647), S760 [12FE]
      Appendices
        Effects of Supermajority Requirements on State Economic Performance,
            H2149 [22AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Ag Slump Threatens Rural S.D.--Small Towns Vulnerable to Downturn,
            S8180 [15JY]
        As the Nation Prospers, Farmers in the Northern Plains Flounder,
            S4948 [18MY]
        Bereuter Path on Farm Aid Best Approach, S11415 [5OC]
        Brunei Darussalam--The Abode of Peace, E1936-E1938 [7OC]
        CBO's Fractured Crystal Ball, E1068 [9JN]
        Chicken Feed--Minimum Wage Is Up, But a Fast-Food Chain Notices
            Little Impact--Economic Boom Lifts Profit--Firm's Main Problem
            Is Hiring, Retraining People--Pressures on Job Are Rising, S55
            [27JA]
        China's Robber Barons, E2123 [13OC]
        City Where Business and Philanthropy Flourish, S9798 [1SE]
        Clinton Argues for ``Flexibility'' Over Sanctions--U.S. Tempted To
            ``Fudge'' on Repressive Nations, H2344 [28AP]
        Congress Plays Politics With Endangered Species, E577 [2AP]
        Decent Income for Low-Wage Workers, S4777 [13MY]
        Democrats Turn Up Heat on Farm Act, S8181 [15JY]
        Economists Alter Minimum-Wage View--New Data Show Small Increase
            Doesn't Cut Jobs, S54 [27JA]
        Ethnic Conflict in Caucasus Shows Its First Glimmer of Hope, H7952
            [17SE]
        Every Currency Crumbles, E1227 [25JN]
        Extend the Benefits of Free Trade, E251 [2MR]
        Focus on Crisis Management . . ., E1913 [6OC]
        Harvest of Despair, S8126 [14JY]
        Japan's Weak GDP Suggests Little Hope Soon, S10706 [22SE]
        Middle Class--Winning in Politics, Losing in Life, S8848 [23JY]
        Minimum Wage--Who Pays?, E445 [24MR]
        New Signs of Weakness in U.S. Economic `Fortress' Forecast for
            Slowdown, S10758 [23SE]
        Permanent Fund--Record Dividend on Our Riches, H6598 [29JY]
        Populist Democrats Again Push Failed Policies of the Past, S8178
            [15JY]
        Reckless Bailouts, H9211 [1OC]
        Revenue Pitch Low and Inside, S9597 [31JY]
        Senate Endangered Species Act Bows to Industry, E577 [2AP]
        So You Want To Trade With a Dictator, H2344-H2346 [28AP]
        South Carolina's Factory Workers Lowest Paid in Southeast Economic
            Grade, S7712 [9JY]
        Steel Firms File Trade Complaint--Targets--Brazil, Japan, Russia,
            H10403 [10OC]
        Steel Imports Hit Area Hard, H10961 [15OC]
        Subsidizing the Kleptocracy, E2228 [16OC]
        To Overcome Means Accepting Reality, E1052 [5JN]
        We Need To Reconnect With Food Supply, S11094 [29SE]
        What a Drag! Asia, Russia, Latin America--Trouble Abroad Threatens
            the U.S. Economy, S10707-S10710 [22SE]
        Whatever Happened to Politics?, S15 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions
        Agriculture:  relief for agricultural producers, small businesses,
            and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity
            prices, (see H.R. 4560), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and crop failures, (see H.R. 4747), H10075
            [8OC] relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by
            low commodity prices and weather, (see H.R. 4535), H7494 [9SE],
            (see H.R. 4618), H8626 [24SE], (see H.R. 4690), H9345 [2OC]
            relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather (H.R. 4618), consideration, (see H.
            Res. 551), H8626 [24SE]
        Budget:  treatment of any future budget surpluses, (see H. Con. Res.
            216), H446 [11FE]
        CBO:  improve accuracy through creation of an independent CBO
            Economic Council and require full disclosures of methodology and
            assumptions used in producing budget estimates, (see S. 2423),
            S9556 [31JY]
        Community development:  designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
            4629), H8931 [25SE]
        ------ provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, (see
            S. 1927), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 3622), H2051 [1AP]
        Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act:
            technical corrections, (see H.R. 3617), H2051 [1AP]
        Consumers:  establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise, (see S. 2631), S12558 [14OC]
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  require congressional approval for certain
            uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, (see H.R. 3138), H240 [3FE]
        ------ require reports to Congress on IMF programs relative to East
            Asian countries, (see H.R. 3305), H754 [3MR]
        ------ restrict use of Exchange Stabilization Fund, (see H.R. 3106),
            H63 [27JA]
        District of Columbia:  designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
            treatment of residents, (see H.R. 3329), H850 [4MR]
        ------ reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and
            improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region,
            (see S. 2113), S5433 [22MY], (see H.R. 3971), H3971 [22MY]
        Ecology and environment:  cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
            sites, (see H.R. 4094), H4879 [19JN]
        FDIC:  refund amounts of insurance fund that exceed the
            congressionally mandated reserve ratio, (see S. 2270), S7574
            [7JY]
        Federal aid programs:  coordinate response to communities adversely
            affected by the closure or significant downsizing of a plant or
            industry, (see S. 1715), S1435 [5MR]
        ------ improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs,
            (see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
        Federal Commission on Statistical Policy:  establish, (see H.R.
            4620), H8626 [24SE]
        Foreign Assistance Act:  require that certain assistance be in the
            form of credits redeemable only for U.S. goods and services,
            (see H.R. 3800), H2931 [6MY]
        FRS:  broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used
            as collateral for Federal reserve notes, (see H.R. 4359), H6819
            [30JY]
        ------ prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of Federal reserve
            banks, apply Federal procurement regulations, and reform pricing
            practices for domestic banking services, (see S. 2153), S6037
            [10JN]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, (see H. Con. Res. 329), H8528 [23SE]
        Health:  awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
            on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
            disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H1549 [25MR]
        House Rules:  require a three-fifths majority on legislation
            increasing the minimum wage, (see H. Res. 496), H5404 [25JN]
        Housing:  enhance homeownership by allowing community development
            financial institutions to borrow from the Home Loan Bank System,
            (see S. 2544), S11339 [2OC]
        ------ provide fairness in the home foreclosure process, (see S.
            2280), S7881 [9JY]
        International economic relations:  limit Exchange Stabilization Fund
            disbursements, monitor foreign compliance with IMF commitments,
            and enforce trade law remedies, (see H.R. 3573), H1699 [27MR]
        Iron and steel industry:  impose a temporary ban on importation of
            certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
            4762), H10352 [9OC]
        ------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H.
            Con. Res. 328, S. Con. Res. 121), S11122 [29SE], (see S. 2580),
            S11970 [8OC], H8083 [18SE], (see H. Con. Res. 350), H10667
            [12OC], (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see S. 1573), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3100, S.
            1805), S2296 [19MR], H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
        NAFTA:  impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H1444
            [24MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see S. 1647), S730 [12FE], (see S. 2364), S9137
            [28JY], (see H.R. 4275), H5956 [20JY]
        Rural areas:  establish and sustain viable rural and remote
            communities, (see S. 2379), S9425 [30JY]
        Senior citizens:  establish a consumer price index for elderly
            consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
            Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
        Social Security:  divert percentage of payroll tax into personal
            investment plans, increase retirement age, adjust Consumer Price
            Index, and reduce benefits to wealthier individuals, (see S.
            2313), S8240 [15JY]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see
            H.R. 3448), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ allocation of farm income among taxable years, (see H.R.
            4564), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
            credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ designate top performing enterprise communities as
            empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4212), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ extend research and development tax credit, (see S. 2072),
            S4823 [13MY]
        ------ extend work opportunity tax credit relative to dislocated
            workers in areas suffering extensive job losses, (see S. 2018),
            S3919 [30AP]
        ------ improve and permanently extend the research and
            experimentation tax credit, (see S. 2268), S7574 [7JY]
        ------ increase allowable rebate for farmers to offset current
            operating losses, (see S. 2467), S10320 [14SE]
        ------ promote job creation and expand small businesses in
            economically-distressed communities, (see H.R. 3643), H2052
            [1AP]
        ------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
            vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
            (see H.R. 3466), H1168 [16MR]
        ------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates, (see
            S. 1748), S1883 [12MR]
        ------ require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use
            dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the
            preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in
            Federal revenue law, (see S. 2357), S9043 [27JY], (see H.R.
            4452), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers, (see
            H.R. 4565), H7690 [14SE]
        Tourist trade:  create employment opportunities and promote economic
            growth in the travel and tourism industry, (see S. 2412), S9556
            [31JY]
        ------ establish a public-private partnership between the U.S.
            travel and tourism industry and every level of Government to
            make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world,
            (see H.R. 4631), H8931 [25SE]
        Unemployment:  establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
            Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
            certain identified communities, (see S. 2215), S7172 [25JN],
            (see H.R. 4097), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ make permanent self-employment assistance programs, (see H.R.
            3773), H2705 [30AP]
        Women:  address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims,
            (see S. 2558), S11582 [6OC]
      Letters
        Alaska Denali Commission funding:  Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for
            Common Sense (organization), H6598 [29JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture marketing assistance loans:  Tripp County, SD,
            Board of Commissioners, S8182 [15JY]
        ------ Wally Sparby, Minnesota Farm Service Agency, S8165 [15JY]
        Economic Development Administration funding:  Orson Swindle, H7123
            [4AU]
        Education and human resources development reform:  Marc Tucker,
            National Center on Education and the Economy, E1819-E1825 [25SE]
        Employment opportunities in Utah:  T.J. Seely, S10352 [15SE]
        IMF funding relative to Asian financial crisis:  Representative
            Abercrombie, H2777 [5MY]
        Metropolitan Washington Regional Transportation Act:  several
            Virginia county and city officials, E980 [22MY]
      Lists
        Campaign for a Fair Minimum Wage participants, S10261 [11SE]
        Cosponsors of Byrd/Gramm/Baucus/Warner amendment to Intermodal
            Surface Transportation Efficiency Act on gasoline tax revenues,
            S1854 [12MR]
        Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
            Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
            poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
        Supporters of Byrd/Gramm/Baucus/Warner amendment to Intermodal
            Surface Transportation Efficiency Act on gasoline tax revenues,
            S1854 [12MR]
      Messages
        Council of Economic Advisers Report:  President Clinton, S584
            [10FE], H390 [11FE]
        State of Small Business:  President Clinton, S4354-S4356 [5MY],
            H2774 [5MY]
      Motions
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10404 [10OC]
      Newsletters
        Defining the National Interest:  Representative Hamilton, E252 [2MR]
      Proposals
        District of Columbia Financial Control Authority service extension,
            S5345 [21MY]
        Respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial
            crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10119 [8OC], H10294
            [9OC], H10328 [9OC], H10334 [9OC], H10400 [10OC], H10622 [12OC],
            H10848 [14OC], H10948 [15OC]
      Remarks in House
        Agriculture:  relief for agricultural producers, small businesses,
            and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity
            prices, H8079 [18SE], H8080 [18SE], H8602 [24SE], H9507 [5OC],
            H9510 [5OC]
        ----- relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and rural
            communities adversely affected by low commodity prices (H.R.
            4560), H9210 [1OC], H9213 [1OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, H10808 [13OC], H10811 [13OC],
            H10838 [14OC], H10998 [15OC], H11016 [15OC], H11656 [20OC],
            E1902 [5OC], E1947 [8OC], E2163 [14OC]
        Alaska:  Denali Commission funding, H6598-H6599 [29JY], E1514 [3AU]
        Allstate Foundation:  tribute, E1350 [20JY]
        Armenia:  blockade by Azerbaijan, H5273 [24JN]
        ------ blockade by Turkey, H5273 [24JN]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7889 [16SE], H7939 [17SE],
            H7942 [17SE], H7951-H7953 [17SE], H7956-H7959 [17SE],
            H7985-H8000 [17SE], E1788 [23SE]
        Black History Month:  observance, H746-H753 [3MR]
        Bryant, Patty S.:  National Council on Economic Education First
            Place National Award for Teaching Economics recipient, E2205
            [15OC]
        Budget:  deficit, H617 [25FE], H634 [26FE], H840 [4MR], H841 [4MR],
            H919 [10MR], H1425-H1431 [24MR], H2083 [21AP], H2086 [21AP],
            H2225 [22AP], H5865 [20JY], H10802 [13OC]
        ------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, H22 [27JA], H634
            [26FE], H652 [26FE], H760 [4MR], H762 [4MR], H763 [4MR],
            H841-H845 [4MR], H897 [5MR], H911 [10MR], H919 [10MR], H1026
            [11MR], H2124 [22AP], H3618 [20MY], H5968 [21JY], H7567-H7571
            [10SE], H7890-H7903 [16SE], H8079 [18SE], H8509-H8516 [23SE],
            H8612-H8617 [24SE], H9190 [1OC], H9191 [1OC], H9201 [1OC], H9339
            [2OC], H9510 [5OC], H10223 [9OC], H10643 [12OC], H10670 [13OC],
            H10675 [13OC], H10905 [14OC], H10993 [15OC], H11014 [15OC],
            H11015 [15OC], H11642 [20OC], H11647 [20OC], H11655 [20OC], E189
            [12FE], E776 [6MY]
        ------ use of surplus relative to Social Security system solvency,
            H2507 [29AP]
        Business and industry:  economic impact of hostile takeovers, H9091
            [28SE]
        Buy American Act:  compliance, H2849 [6MY], H2850 [6MY]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary, H4542 [11JN]
        Children and youth:  use of child labor in foreign countries, E1869
            [1OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  economic policies, E2122 [13OC]
        China, Republic of:  financial and economic stability, E454 [24MR],
            E779 [6MY], E789 [7MY], E791 [7MY], E792 [7MY], E816 [12MY],
            E869 [14MY], E898 [19MY], E940 [22MY], E942 [22MY]
        Clinton, President:  evaluation of administration, H846 [4MR],
            H10540-H10546 [11OC], H10671 [13OC], H10672 [13OC], H10675
            [13OC]
        Colorado:  tribute to small business owners, E1121 [11JN]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542 [1AP]
        Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act:
            technical corrections (H.R. 3617), E541 [1AP]
        Consumers:  establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise (H.R. 563), H2132 [22AP]
        ------ establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise (H.R. 563), H9472-H9474 [5OC]
        Democratic Party:  national agenda, H20 [27JA], H21 [27JA], H854
            [5MR], H4067 [4JN], H7695 [15SE], H9595 [6OC], H10357 [10OC],
            H10359 [10OC], H10360 [10OC], H10362 [10OC], H10365 [10OC],
            H10516 [11OC], H10527 [11OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, H11651 [20OC]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
        ------ marketing assistance loans funding, H9507 [5OC], E2280 [21OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  Dual Use Science and Technology Program funding,
            H5230 [24JN]
        ------ impact of defense spending cuts, H2378 [28AP], H2382 [28AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  require congressional approval for certain
            uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5581 [15JY], H5698-H5709
            [16JY], E1346 [17JY]
        District of Columbia:  designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
            treatment of residents (H.R. 3329), E282 [4MR]
        ------ improvements in city management and services, H4541 [11JN]
        ------ reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and
            improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region
            (H.R. 3971), E979 [22MY]
        Ecology and environment:  cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
            sites, H5756 [17JY], H5757 [17JY], E1489 [31JY], E1497 [31JY]
        ------ ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen
            protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local
            governments and individuals relative to economic development
            efforts (H.R. 2351), E576 [2AP]
        Education:  improve knowledge of teachers in various core subjects,
            H2541 [29AP]
        ------ student loan interest rates, H2584 [29AP], H2587 [29AP],
            H2588 [29AP], E798 [7MY]
        El Salvador:  democracy efforts, E1021 [4JN]
        Elizabeth, NJ:  National Association of State Development Agencies
            Community Empowerment Award recipient, E227 [25FE]
        Employment:  jobs availability, H1650 [27MR]
        EPA:  remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
            H5826 [17JY]
        Foreign trade:  U.S. deficit, E1424 [24JY]
        FRS:  bailout of Long-Term Capital, Ltd., hedge fund, H9208 [1OC],
            H9211 [1OC], H9507 [5OC], H10652-H10654 [12OC], E1894 [2OC]
        ------ impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1413
            [24MR], E2216 [16OC]
        ------ impact of interest rates on economic conditions relative to
            Asian financial crisis, H1508 [25MR]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee (H. Con. Res. 329), H8516 [23SE], H8604 [24SE]
        Gambling:  impact on society, E2240 [20OC]
        GATT:  implementation, E1673 [9SE]
        Gulf of Mexico:  oil and gas resources, E539 [1AP]
        Hawaii:  economic recession, H4695 [17JN]
        Health:  awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
            on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
            disorders (H. Con. Res. 250), E469 [25MR]
        IMF:  funding, E2301 [21OC]
        Indonesia:  economic situation, H3479 [19MY], E981 [22MY], E982
            [22MY]
        International economic relations:  impact of proposals to create an
            international central bank, H8603 [24SE]
        ------ limit Exchange Stabilization Fund disbursements, monitor
            foreign compliance with IMF commitments, and enforce trade law
            remedies (H.R. 3573), E506 [27MR]
        ------ reform proposals, E2055 [11OC]
        ------ role of labor in the global economy, E150 [11FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  impose a temporary ban on importation of
            certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil (H.R.
            4762), H10340 [9OC]
        ------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10119
            [8OC], H10120 [8OC], H10294 [9OC], H10295 [9OC], H10328 [9OC],
            H10334 [9OC], H10400-H10405 [10OC], H10621 [12OC], H10670
            [13OC], H10676 [13OC], H10803 [13OC], H10804 [13OC], H10836
            [14OC], H10848 [14OC], H10948 [15OC] respond to the surge of
            steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia,
            Russia, and other regions (H. Con. Res. 328), H8080 [18SE],
            E2100 [12OC], E2251 [20OC] respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions (H. Con. Res. 350), H10632-H10639 [12OC], E2135 [13OC]
            respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
            598), H10921 [15OC], H10949 [15OC], H10958-H10965 [15OC], E2237
            [19OC], E2311 [12NO]
        Labor:  national objectives priority assignments, H312-H317 [4FE]
        Labor unions:  tribute to Day To Make Our Voices Heard campaign,
            E1203 [23JN], E1204 [23JN]
        Long Beach, CA:  tribute to Economic Development Administration,
            E2117 [13OC]
        Long Island, NY:  tribute to women small business owners, E396
            [17MR]
        Mexico:  crude oil production, H1558 [26MR]
        ------ economic assistance relative to instability of economy and
            currency, H86 [28JA]
        Minimum wage:  level, H1303 [19MR], H1783 [31MR], H2106 [21AP],
            H3078 [12MY], H5850-H5857 [17JY], E445 [24MR], E1052 [5JN]
        ------ level (H.R. 3100), H21 [27JA]
        Minnesota:  tribute to signers of ``Fair Farm Prices Now'' petition,
            E2280 [21OC]
        Money:  economic impact of a depreciating currency, H2375-H2377
            [28AP]
        ------ stability of monetary systems, E1227 [25JN]
        NAFTA:  impact on automobile industry, E1310 [15JY]
        ------ impact on employment and the economy, H737-H742 [3MR], H1174
            [17MR], H1452 [25MR], H1557 [26MR], H2063 [21AP], E251 [2MR],
            E608 [21AP], E1340 [17JY], E1614 [7AU]
        ------ implementation, E793 [7MY], E1673 [9SE]
        National Community Economic Development Day:  observance, E539 [1AP]
        National objectives:  priority assignments, H28-H30 [27JA], H437
            [11FE], H1452 [25MR], H2307 [23AP], H7470-H7470 [9SE],
            H9675-H9680 [6OC], E2216 [16OC]
        Native Americans:  tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
            Indians, H7699 [15SE], E1722 [15SE], E1724 [15SE], E1739 [16SE],
            E1750 [17SE], E2070 [11OC]
        New Haven, CT:  tribute to Regional Workforce Development Board,
            E2320 [12NO]
        Nobel Prize:  recognition of Amartya Sen for economic science, E2202
            [15OC]
        Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development:  funding,
            E1580 [7AU]
        Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week:  observance, E965 [22MY]
        Petroleum:  domestic oil production, H1321 [19MR]
        ------ gasoline price levels, E1934 [7OC]
        ------ oil companies increase of crude oil prices, H1781 [31MR]
        ------ reduce gasoline tax, H2023-H2027 [1AP]
        ------ use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation
            trust funds, H1885-H1902 [1AP], H1907 [1AP], H1910 [1AP], H1916
            [1AP], E605 [21AP]
        Political parties:  comparison of liberals and conservatives, H1386
            [24MR]
        Power resources:  national energy policy, H1321 [19MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), H10734-H10748 [13OC]
        Republican Party:  national agenda, H323-H327 [4FE], H613 [25FE],
            H762 [4MR], H843 [4MR], H848 [4MR], H1151-H1156 [12MR], H1221
            [17MR], H1239 [18MR], H1284-H1291 [18MR], H1425-H1431 [24MR],
            H1857 [1AP], H2044-H2049 [1AP], H2100-H2106 [21AP], H2305-H2312
            [23AP], H3302-H3306 [14MY], H5070 [24JN], H5506 [15JY], H6869
            [31JY], H9088 [28SE], H9352 [5OC], H9596 [6OC], H9597 [6OC],
            H9726 [7OC], H10360 [10OC], H10363 [10OC], H10364 [10OC], H10511
            [10OC], H10516 [11OC], H10517 [11OC], H10518 [11OC], H10519
            [11OC], H10520 [11OC], H10527 [11OC], H10531-H10546 [11OC],
            H10553 [11OC], H10559-H10643 [12OC], H10670 [13OC], H10894
            [14OC], H10921 [15OC], H10922 [15OC], H10923 [15OC]
        Rhode Island:  tribute to SBA branch, E770 [6MY]
        Russia:  economic crisis, H7574-H7581 [10SE], H7614 [11SE], H7676
            [14SE], H7786 [15SE], E2228 [16OC]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R.
            3448), H1143 [12MR]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
            credit (H.R. 3945), E955 [22MY]
        ------ establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses,
            H1627 [26MR], H1628 [26MR], H2108 [21AP]
        ------ extend research and development tax credit, E168 [12FE], E949
            [22MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 979), E652
            [23AP]
        ------ rates, H10905-H10907 [14OC]
        Tourist trade:  establish a public-private partnership between the
            U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government
            to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world
            (H.R. 4631), E1811 [25SE]
        U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change:  impact of treaty on
            economy, E76 [3FE]
        Unemployment:  establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
            Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
            certain identified communities (H.R. 4097), E1177 [19JN]
      Remarks in Senate
        Action Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty:  tribute,
            S11503 [5OC]
        Agriculture:  extension of marketing assistance loans, S2615-S2619
            [26MR]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            S11093 [29SE], S11094 [29SE], S11289 [1OC], S11415 [5OC], S11416
            [5OC], S11419-S11422 [5OC] relief for agricultural producers,
            small businesses, and rural communities adversely affected by
            low commodity prices (H.R. 4560), S11162-S11165 [30SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, S12368 [12OC], S12609-S12611
            [15OC], S12784 [21OC]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations benefitting California, S12790
            [21OC]
        Armenia:  blockade by Azerbaijan, S9864 [2SE]
        Budget:  deficit, S13 [27JA], S88 [28JA], S203 [29JA], S204 [29JA],
            S255 [2FE], S258-S263 [2FE], S302 [3FE], S376 [4FE], S450 [5FE],
            S515 [9FE], S524 [9FE], S584 [10FE], S661 [11FE], S725 [12FE],
            S814 [23FE], S867 [24FE], S1002 [25FE], S1054 [26FE], S1155
            [27FE], S1188 [2MR], S1254 [3MR], S1334 [4MR], S1434 [5MR],
            S1505 [6MR], S1550 [9MR], S1696 [10MR], S1770 [11MR], S1820
            [12MR], S1930 [13MR], S2112 [17MR], S2211 [18MR], S2293 [19MR],
            S2363 [20MR], S2415 [23MR], S2486 [24MR], S2567 [25MR], S2657
            [26MR], S2715 [27MR], S2763 [30MR], S2848 [31MR], S3104 [2AP],
            S3114 [2AP], S3215 [3AP], S3236 [3AP], S3276 [20AP], S3353
            [21AP], S3457 [22AP], S3531 [23AP], S3584 [24AP], S3603 [27AP],
            S3708 [28AP], S3782 [29AP], S3916 [30AP], S4131 [1MY], S4204
            [4MY], S4433 [6MY], S4525 [7MY], S4611 [11MY], S4627 [11MY],
            S4711 [12MY], S4777 [13MY], S4901 [14MY], S4939 [15MY], S5013
            [18MY], S5128 [19MY], S5215 [20MY], S5315 [21MY], S5420 [22MY],
            S5511 [1JN], S5529 [2JN], S5631 [4JN], S5693 [5JN], S5779 [9JN],
            S6034 [10JN], S6178 [11JN], S6292 [12JN], S6327 [15JN], S6485
            [17JN], S6523 [18JN], S6763 [22JN], S6876 [23JN], S7010 [24JN],
            S7162 [25JN], S7253 [26JN], S7354 [6JY], S7573 [7JY], S7677
            [8JY], S7877 [9JY], S7937 [10JY], S8054 [13JY], S8129 [14JY],
            S8239 [15JY], S8379 [16JY], S8477 [17JY], S8553 [20JY], S8655
            [21JY], S8775 [22JY], S8913 [23JY], S8994 [24JY], S9799 [1SE],
            S9890 [2SE], S9943 [3SE], S9972 [8SE], S10112 [9SE], S10202
            [10SE], S10259 [11SE], S10318 [14SE], S10379 [15SE], S10419
            [16SE], S10513 [17SE], S10585 [18SE], S10654 [21SE], S10716
            [22SE], S10834 [23SE], S10913 [24SE], S10982 [25SE], S11041
            [28SE], S11120 [29SE], S11180 [30SE], S11275 [1OC], S11448
            [5OC], S11450 [5OC], S11580 [6OC], S11694 [7OC], S11964 [8OC],
            S12155 [9OC], S12374 [12OC], S12379 [12OC], S12570 [14OC],
            S12658 [15OC], S12731 [20OC], S12884 [21OC]
        ------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, S5 [27JA], S7
            [27JA], S10-S12 [27JA], S109 [28JA], S590-S592 [10FE], S1291
            [3MR], S1381-S1386 [5MR], S2209 [18MR], S3100 [2AP], S10454
            [17SE], S10815 [23SE], S10870 [24SE], S11020 [28SE],
            S11148-S11152 [30SE], S11154-S11321 [2OC], S11401-S11405 [5OC],
            S11407-S11409 [5OC], S11692 [7OC], S12372 [12OC], S12373 [12OC]
        ------ use of budget surplus to reduce Social Security payroll tax
            and establish personal retirement accounts, S3080 [2AP]
        ------ use of surplus for tax relief, deficit reduction or Social
            Security reform, S3065-S3067 [2AP], S3078 [2AP]
        Business and industry:  tribute to 3M (company) and Cargill, Inc.,
            for global operations that increase the U.S. standard of living,
            S3728 [28AP]
        CBO:  improve accuracy through creation of an independent CBO
            Economic Council and require full disclosures of methodology and
            assumptions used in producing budget estimates (S. 2423), S9596
            [31JY]
        ------ involvement in study relative to setting of student loan
            interest rates, S11080 [29SE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for cleanup and redevelopment of
            brownfield sites and municipal solid waste disposal,
            S10607-S10609 [18SE]
        Clinton, President:  evaluation of administration, S9907 [3SE],
            S10636-S10637 [21SE]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones (S. 1927), S3141 [2AP]
        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund:  funding, S8443
            [17JY]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, S12373-S12375
            [12OC]
        Consumers:  establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise (S. 2631), S12561 [14OC]
        Democratic Party:  national agenda, S3 [27JA], S99-S109 [28JA],
            S700-S704 [12FE], S707 [12FE], S4139-S4141 [1MY], S4606 [11MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  marketing assistance loans funding,
            S8125-S8127 [14JY], S8165-S8183 [15JY], S11416-S11419 [5OC],
            S11832 [8OC]
        Dept. of HUD:  Economic Development Initiatives funding, S11837
            [8OC]
        Dept. of State:  require annual report on the status of visa
            backlogs and conduct study on consular service and staffing,
            S8855 [23JY]
        Ecology and environment:  cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
            sites, S7083 [25JN]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S12909
            [21OC]
        ------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S12909
            [21OC]
        FDIC:  refund amounts of insurance fund that exceed the
            congressionally mandated reserve ratio (S. 2270), S7579 [7JY]
        Federal aid programs:  improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
            zone programs (S. 2418), S9591 [31JY], S9592 [31JY]
        Financial Accounting Standards Board:  setting accounting standards
            for financial derivatives, S1363 [4MR]
        Financial institutions:  proposed merger of certain banks and
            financial services, S3246 [20AP]
        ------ study credit industry practices on the solicitation of credit
            cards, S10744-S10746 [23SE]
        Foreign policy:  exempt agricultural products, medicines, and
            medical equipment from unilateral economic sanctions,
            S8214-S8228 [15JY]
        ----- exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical equipment
            from unilateral economic sanctions except to countries
            sponsoring international terrorism, S8226-S8228 [15JY]
        ------ require U.S. directors of international institutions to
            encourage the purchase of U.S. products, commodities and
            equipment, S9758 [1SE]
        Foreign trade:  establish emergency commission to study trade
            deficit, S2384-S2387 [23MR]
        ------ identify countries that deny market access for value-added
            agricultural products (S. 219), S442 [5FE]
        ------ U.S. deficit, S3246 [20AP], S5364 [22MY]
        ------ U.S. policy, S442 [5FE]
        FRS:  impact of interest rates on economic conditions, S3665 [28AP],
            S10258 [11SE], S11099 [29SE], S11570 [6OC], S12621 [15OC]
        ------ prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of Federal reserve
            banks, apply Federal procurement regulations, and reform pricing
            practices for domestic banking services (S. 2153), S6041 [10JN]
        ------ promote accountability and the public interest in operations,
            S10755-S10756 [23SE]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, S10704-S10712 [22SE], S10746-S10755 [23SE],
            S10756-S10759 [23SE], S10937 [24SE]
        Grand Rapids, MI:  tribute to economic and community rebuilding
            efforts, S9798 [1SE]
        Housing:  enhance homeownership by allowing community development
            financial institutions to borrow from the Home Loan Bank System
            (S. 2544), S11342 [2OC]
        ------ provide fairness in the home foreclosure process (S. 2280),
            S7882 [9JY]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions (S. 2580), S11971-S11974 [8OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (S. Con.
            Res. 121), S11128-S11130 [29SE]
        Japan:  U.S. policy, S1964-S1966 [16MR]
        Minimum wage:  level, S707 [12FE], S1802 [11MR], S4776 [13MY],
            S9903-S9907 [3SE], S9922 [3SE], S10096 [9SE], S10183 [10SE],
            S10193 [10SE], S10194 [10SE], S10260-S10263 [11SE], S10647
            [21SE], S10678 [22SE], S10680-S10697 [22SE], S10716 [22SE],
            S11058 [28SE]
        ------ level (S. 1573), S51-S56 [27JA], S409 [4FE]
        ------ level (S. 1805), S2305 [19MR]
        NAFTA:  impact on trade deficit, S8276 [16JY]
        National objectives:  priority assignments, S13-S15 [27JA], S16
            [27JA], S82 [28JA], S300 [3FE], S11570 [6OC], S12374 [12OC]
        National security:  importance of and vulnerabilities associated
            with increased dependence on information technology systems,
            S12359-S12359 [12OC]
        Office of U.S. Trade Representative:  report on Republic of Korea
            steel subsidies, S8853 [23JY], S8877 [23JY]
        Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development:  funding,
            S8594 [20JY], S8773 [22JY], S8872 [23JY], S8873 [23JY]
        Petroleum:  reduce gasoline tax, S1744-S1752 [11MR]
        ------ use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation
            trust funds, S100 [28JA], S303 [3FE], S421-S425 [5FE], S433
            [5FE], S471 [9FE], S956-S958 [25FE], S1189-S1193 [2MR], S1222
            [3MR], S1227 [3MR], S1233 [3MR], S1317-S1320 [4MR], S1329 [4MR],
            S1825-S1827 [12MR], S1853-S1855 [12MR], S7657 [8JY]
        Pittsburgh, PA:  tribute to Invention/New Product Exposition, S4634
            [11MY]
        Power resources:  alternative fuel tax credits, S12762-S12764 [21OC]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 1647), S754-S762 [12FE]
        ------ reauthorize and reform programs (S. 2364), S12395 [12OC],
            S12669 [16OC]
        Republican Party:  national agenda, S94-S98 [28JA], S4606 [11MY],
            S5426 [22MY]
        Rural areas:  establish and sustain viable rural and remote
            communities (S. 2379), S9437 [30JY]
        Russia:  economic crisis, S9744 [1SE], S9757 [1SE], S9826 [2SE],
            S10190-S10192 [10SE], S10222 [10SE]
        Social Security:  divert percentage of payroll tax into personal
            investment plans, increase retirement age, adjust Consumer Price
            Index, and reduce benefits to wealthier individuals (S. 2313),
            S8244-S8248 [15JY]
        ------ divert percentage of payroll tax into personal investment
            plans, S10233 [11SE]
        Statistics:  importance of accurate economic statistics, S8948
            [23JY]
        Taxation:  establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses,
            S4521 [7MY]
        ------ extend research and development tax credit, S12535 [14OC]
        ------ extend research and development tax credit (S. 2072), S4823
            [13MY]
        ------ extend work opportunity tax credit relative to dislocated
            workers in areas suffering extensive job losses (S. 2018), S3936
            [30AP]
        ------ improve and permanently extend the research and
            experimentation tax credit (S. 2268), S7578 [7JY]
        ------ improve and permanently extend the research and
            experimentation tax credit, S12764 [21OC]
        ------ improve and permanently extend the research and
            experimentation tax credit (S. 2268), S11007-S11009 [28SE]
        ------ increase allowable rebate for farmers to offset current
            operating losses (S. 2467), S10320 [14SE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds (S. 1251),
            S6501-S6503 [17JN]
        ------ reduce holding period for certain capital gains rates (S.
            1748), S1884 [12MR]
        Textile industry and fabrics:  impact of foreign trade policies and
            agreements on domestic businesses, S7711-S7713 [9JY]
        Tourist trade:  create employment opportunities and promote economic
            growth in the travel and tourism industry (S. 2412), S9571
            [31JY], S9572 [31JY]
        U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change:  ratification, S3902
            [30AP], S3903 [30AP]
        Unemployment:  establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
            Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
            certain identified communities (S. 2215), S7172-S7175 [25JN]
        Venezuela:  importance of oil reserves in U.S. energy policy, S2777
            [30MR]
        Women:  address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (S.
            2558), S11584 [6OC]
      Reports
        Education at a Crossroads:  Committee on Education and the Workforce
            (House), H6750-H6752 [29JY]
      Reports filed
        Consideration of H.R. 4618, Agriculture Disaster and Market Loss
            Assistance Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 551) (H.
            Rept. 105-743), H8626 [24SE]
        Establish a Toll-Free Telephone Number in the Dept. of Commerce To
            Assist Consumers in Identifying Domestically-Produced
            Merchandise:  Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 563) (H. Rept.
            105-759), H9273 [1OC]
        Federal Commission on Statistical Policy:  Committee on Governmental
            Affairs (Senate) (S. 1404) (S. Rept. 105-367), S11581 [6OC]
        Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act:  Committee
            on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1405) (S.
            Rept. 105-346), S10919 [24SE]
        1998 Economic Report of the President:  Committee on Economics
            (Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), H10512 [10OC]
        Nomination of Robert J. Shapiro To Be Under Sec. of Commerce for
            Economic Affairs:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate), S1883 [12MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act and Appalachian Regional
            Development Act Programs Reauthorization and Reform:  Committee
            on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H.
            Rept. 105-684), H7410 [6AU]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act Reauthorization and
            Programs Reform:  Committee on Environment and Public Works
            (Senate) (S. 2364) (S. Rept. 105-332), S10320 [14SE]
        Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act:  Committee on Environment and
            Public Works (Senate) (S. 8) (S. Rept. 105-192), S5129 [19MY]
      Reports to constituents
        Hamilton, Lee H.:  Assessing Tax Cuts, E1890 [2OC]
        Hamilton, Representative:  Asian Economic Crisis, E31 [28JA]
        ------ Celebrating Fiscal Restraint, E37 [28JA]
        ------ Closer Look at Globalization, E1660 [9SE]
        ------ Distrust in Government, E354 [11MR]
        ------ Economic Development in Southern Indiana, E842 [13MY]
        ------ Responding to Globalization, E1663 [9SE]
        ------ State of the Economy, E220 [25FE]
      Resolutions by organizations
        U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change:  Oakland County, MI,
            Board of Commissioners, E76 [3FE]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10404 [10OC]
      Statements
        Are CBO Budget Projections Still Understated? Michael A. Schuyler,
            Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, S9597
            [31JY]
        Economic and Monetary Policies Prior to Great Depression:  Alan
            Greenspan, FRS, H7472 [9SE]
        Gasoline Price Levels:  Carter R. Montgomery, Longhorn Partners
            Pipeline (business), E1934 [7OC]
        ------ M. Ray Perryman, Perryman Group (business), E1934-E1936 [7OC]
        Regulation of Derivatives and Hedge Funds:  Greg Kaza, E1894 [2OC]
        Surge of Steel Imports Resulting From the Financial Crises in Asia,
            Russia, and Other Regions:  Keith Busse, Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
            H10964 [15OC]
        Use of Child Labor in Clothing Manufacturing Plants:  Kathie Lee
            Gifford, E1869 [1OC]
        Use of Gasoline Tax Revenues Transferred to Transportation Trust
            Funds:  Robert L. Darbelnet, American Automobile Association,
            S1854 [12MR]
      Summaries
        Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act
            Technical Corrections (H.R. 3617), E541 [1AP]
        Global Investments, American Returns:  Emergency Committee for
            American Trade, S3728 [28AP]
        Make Grants To Establish Additional Rural Enterprise Communities and
            Empowerment Zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
      Tables
        Budget aggregates--Federal outlays, receipts, and deficit summary,
            1994-2000, H10802 [13OC]
        Democratic versus Republican estimates of State-by-State farm aid,
            S11416 [5OC]
      Testimonies
        IMF Funding and Its Effects on the Global and U.S. Economies:
            George Soros, E2302 [21OC]
        Role of Labor in the Global Economy:  George Becker, United
            Steelworkers of America (organization), E151 [11FE]
      Texts of
        H. Con. Res. 350, respond to the surge of steel imports resulting
            from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions,
            H10632 [12OC]
        H. Res. 598, respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from
            the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10958
            [15OC]
        H.R. 563, establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise, H9472 [5OC]
        S. 1573, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S56 [27JA]
        S. 1647, Economic Development Partnership Act, S754-S759 [12FE]
        S. 1748, Capital Gains Simplification Act, S1884 [12MR]
        S. 1805, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S2305 [19MR]
        S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
        S. 2268, improve and permanently extend the research and
            experimentation tax credit, S7578 [7JY]
        ------, S11008 [28SE]
        S. 2364, Economic Development Administration and Appalachian
            Regional Development Reform Act, H10734-H10742 [13OC]
        S. Con. Res. 121, respond to the surge of steel imports resulting
            from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions,
            S11128 [29SE]