 February 4 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Budget Matters To Dominate |
| February 4 - Speaker Wants His Platform To Rival the Presidency |
| February 4 - GOP Agenda Hits Snag in Senate |
| February 4 - CONTRACT SCORE CARD (chart) |
| February 4 - LEADERSHIP: Daschle Off To a Rocky Start As Senate Minority Leader |
| February 4 - ETHICS: Common Cause Seeks Review |
| February 4 - Term Limit Backers Hoping 12 Years Is Magic Number |
| February 4 - Nation Draws A Line For Freedom |
| February 4 - As Budget Time Begins, Two Men Share a Daunting Task |
| February 4 - Revenue Losses (chart) |
| February 4 - Tax Cuts, 10 Years Down the Road |
| February 4 - Livingston, Hatfield: Different Styles But Pragmatists at Heart |
| February 4 - ENDANGERED BUDGET '96 LIST: A Range of Budget Targets |
| February 4 - Budget Amendment's Fate Hinges On a Handful of Democrats |
| February 4 - Running a Debt, Amendment or No |
| February 4 - Counting Senatorial Heads (chart) |
| February 4 - Text of Amendment |
| February 4 - Line-Item Veto Measure Moves to House Floor |
| February 4 - CONGRESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: Conservative O'Neill Is In Line To Run Hill Budget Office |
| February 4 - House Passes 'Contract' Priority To Curb Mandates on States |
| February 4 - State Meeting Is a 'Warning Shot' |
| February 4 - CORRECTION: Unfunded mandates |
| February 4 - Commerce Panel Seeks Balance In Draft of Overhaul |
| February 4 - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: Paperwork Bill Advances With Bipartisan Support |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Congress Keeps Its Eye On Baseball Talks |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Gingrich Launches Probe Into D.C. Money Woes |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Committee Renews Commodity Trading Board |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Subcommittee Approves Seven Fishing Bills |
| February 4 - Republican Crime Bills Head for House Floor |
| February 4 - Proposed Crime Law Revisions |
| February 4 - Governors Split on Welfare; Funding Methods at Issue |
| February 4 - HEALTH: Surgeon General Nominee Chosen |
| February 4 - LABOR: Clinton Proposes Increase In Minimum Wage |
| February 4 - Minimum Wage (chart) |
| February 4 - Collapse of Mexican Loan Plan Exposes Leaders' Limitations |
| February 4 - The Mexican Bailout |
| February 4 - INTELLIGENCE: Intelligence Panel Belatedly Filled |
| February 4 - DEFENSE: GOP Retreats on Boosting Spending, Clamps Down on Peacekeeping |
| February 4 - Key Provisions |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Gore Rejects State Plan On Merger of Agencies |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Sasser To Get Nod For China Post |
| February 4 - SECTION NOTES: Senate Panel Puts START II On Track for Approval |
| February 4 - Kemp Bows Out of Race, Citing Lack of Ardor |
| February 4 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: Silver Lining Elusive In Democrats' Cloud |
| February 11 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Budget Measures Still Dominate |
| February 11 - Clinton's Message to Congress: Seek No Cover Here |
| February 11 - A Budget Glossary |
| February 11 - A Trust Fund Tug of War |
| February 11 - Budget Timeline (chart) |
| February 11 - President's Tax Cuts Draw Fire, Reopen Rifts Within GOP |
| February 11 - Exit Fee for the Wealthy |
| February 11 - Supplemental and Rescissions Proposals (chart) |
| February 11 - Supplemental Request Presents Test |
| February 11 - Economic Forecasts Compared (chart) |
| February 11 - ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: White House Sees Solid Growth Leading to 'Soft Landing' |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Revenues |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: The President's Proposals, Listed by Categories |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Agriculture |
| February 11 - Receipts by Source (chart) |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Commerce/ Community Development |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: National Defense |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Education |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Energy |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Environment |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Health and Medicare |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Income Security |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: International Affairs |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Justice |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Science, Space, Technology |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Transportation |
| February 11 - Discretionary Spending (chart) |
| February 11 - FUNCTION BY FUNCTION: Veterans Benefits |
| February 11 - Budget Authority, Outlays |
| February 11 - Fiscal 1996 Budget |
| February 11 - Administration Economic |
| February 11 - THE BUDGET: More Hill Cutbacks Coming; Support Services Eyed |
| February 11 - A New Push To End Perks |
| February 11 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Senate Judiciary Approves Term Limits Measure |
| February 11 - CORRECTION: Term Limits |
| February 11 - ELECTIONS: Huffington Concedes |
| February 11 - RULES: House Democrats Go to Court To Fight Supermajority Rule |
| February 11 - House Speeds Pace on 'Contract' |
| February 11 - Contract Score Card (chart) |
| February 11 - SPENDING POWER: House Passes Line-Item Veto; Long Road Ahead in Senate |
| February 11 - In the Senate, a GOP Standoff |
| February 11 - BALANCED BUDGET: Senate Republicans Optimistic About Amendment's Future |
| February 11 - Break for Self-Employed Approved Amid Protest |
| February 11 - THE BUDGET: Conservative Economist O'Neill Picked for CBO Director |
| February 11 - President Swings and Misses At Baseball Strike |
| February 11 - Action by Congress in Strikes After World War II |
| February 11 - House Panels Take Quick Action On Risk Assessment Provisions |
| February 11 - DeLay Aims at Regulations |
| February 11 - For the Birds |
| February 11 - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: Regulatory Freeze Stalls Paperwork Bill Advances |
| February 11 - SECTION NOTE: Bill Eases Fishermen's Path Through Foreign Waters |
| February 11 - SECTION NOTE: Science Panel Approves Bill Promoting Hydrogen as Fuel |
| February 11 - House GOP Crime Bills Win Easy Passage |
| February 11 - HEALTH: Medicare, Medicaid on Table For Possible Cuts |
| February 11 - HUMAN SERVICES: New Welfare Overhaul Plan Expected To Clear Panel |
| February 11 - NOMINATIONS: Foster's Problems Illustrate Anti-Abortion Strength |
| February 11 - Hawks Say Clinton's Budget Leaves Military Weakened |
| February 11 - Non-Traditional Programs Targeted |
| February 11 - Panel Lops Clinton Projects |
| February 11 - COMMITTEES: Low-Key Revolt May Spur Thurmond To Give Colleagues Freer Hand |
| February 11 - BASE CLOSINGS: Battle Lines Already Drawn As Clinton Names Panel |
| February 11 - INTELLIGENCE: Members Laud Clinton's Choice Of Retired General for CIA |
| February 11 - Quayle Decides Against Run For Republican Nomination |
| February 11 - PRESIDENT'S BUDGET MESSAGE: Clinton Outlines Priorities For Fiscal 1996 Spending |
| February 11 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: Can Ideas of GOP Benefit District? |
| February 18 - WHAT'S AHEAD: GOP Pushes 'Contract' As Midpoint Nears |
| February 18 - 'Contract' Votes |
| February 18 - Republicans Vote in Lock Step, But Unity May Not Last Long |
| February 18 - Conservative Democrats Band Together To Try To Maximize Their Influence |
| February 18 - Parting Ways More Often (chart) |
| February 18 - Halftime Highlights |
| February 18 - OPERATIONS: Committee Orders Audit of House |
| February 18 - ETHICS: Daschle Offers His Account Of Air Charter Case |
| February 18 - Contract Score Card (chart) |
| February 18 - Theme of a 'Do-Nothing' Congress Does the Trick for Truman |
| February 18 - Key Democrats Undecided As Amendment Vote Nears |
| February 18 - APPROPRIATIONS: GOP May Raid Clinton Priorities To Pay for Supplemental |
| February 18 - SPENDING POWER: Floor Fight Now Likely Between Two Line-Item Veto Bills |
| February 18 - TAXES: GOP's Plan To Retain Tax Break Inflames Racial Tensions |
| February 18 - Committee Is At Odds Again Over Long Distance, Cable |
| February 18 - Bill Would Provide Flexibility For 'Advanced TV' Frequencies |
| February 18 - ENERGY: Proposal To Abolish Department Tests GOP as Agent of Change |
| February 18 - LIABILITY: House Panel OKs Bill Curbing Frivolous Shareholder Suits |
| February 18 - CORRECTION: Baseball strike. |
| February 18 - Hopes for Congressional Action In Baseball Strike Diminish |
| February 18 - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: Complaints Don't Delay Action On Regulatory Overhaul Bills |
| February 18 - CORRECTION: Regulatory Freeze |
| February 18 - Rules Freeze Approved |
| February 18 - AGRICULTURE: Lugar Proposes Subsidy Cut |
| February 18 - SECTION NOTES: Senate OKs Reauthorization For Trading Commission |
| February 18 - SECTION NOTES: Unfunded Mandates Bill Faces Final Hurdles |
| February 18 - Major Aspects of Welfare Bill Approved by Subcommittee |
| February 18 - Welfare Bill Reshapes Cash Programs Reduces Eligibility for SSI |
| February 18 - LAW/JUDICIARY: Block Grants Replace Prevention, Police Hiring in House Bill |
| February 18 - Proposed Crime Law Revisions |
| February 18 - GOP Cure for Medicaid Costs Pegged to Private Insurance |
| February 18 - LABOR: Mandatory Retirement Age Bill Gets Subcommittee Approval |
| February 18 - House Votes to Sharply Rein In U.S. Peacekeeping Expenses |
| February 18 - The High Costs and Faint Hopes of Peace |
| February 18 - BASE CLOSINGS: Dole, White House Agree On Nominee to Panel |
| February 18 - STATE DEPARTMENT: Helms Puts His Own Stamp On Cuts Gore Rejected |
| February 18 - Where Helms Would Cut |
| February 18 - Characteristics of Congress (chart) |
| February 18 - Seniority in the Senate |
| February 18 - Seniority in the House (chart) |
| February 18 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: Tax Code Will Be Shaped By a Test of Wills |
| February 25 - WHAT'S AHEAD: Budget Amendment Vote Set Feb. 28 |
| February 25 - LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: House GOP Shows a United Front In Crossing 'Contract' Divide |
| February 25 - 'Contract' Dwarfs Senate GOP's Pledge |
| February 25 - CONTRACT WITH AMERICA |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Congressional Process |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Balanced-Budget Amendment and Line Item Veto |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Crime |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Welfare |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Family/Tax Relief |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Middle-Class Tax Cut |
| February 25 - Contract Score Card: Status Chart |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: National Security |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Capital Gains/Regulations |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Social Security |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Product Liability |
| February 25 - REPUBLICAN CONTRACT: Term Limits |
| February 25 - ETHICS: Court's Decision Sets the Stage For Debate Over Honoraria |
| February 25 - ETHICS: Democrats File New Complaint Against Gingrich |
| February 25 - ETHICS: Former Members Indicted |
| February 25 - Republicans Revisit Fiscal '95, Leave It $17 Billion Thinner |
| February 25 - Labor-HHS Panel Rescinds $6 Billion |
| February 25 - VA-HUD Panel's 'Most Difficult' Markup |
| February 25 - BALANCED-BUDGET AMENDMENT: Measure Nears Winning Margin, But Nunn Withholds Support |
| February 25 - Nunn's the Word |
| February 25 - CORRECTION: Balanced-budget amendment. |
| February 25 - The Undecided |
| February 25 - TAXES: House Passes Racially Charged Bill For Self-Insurance Tax Break |
| February 25 - ECONOMIC POLICY: Tyson Is Named To Head NEC |
| February 25 - Sweeping Curbs on Lawsuits Headed to House Floor |
| February 25 - A Long Time in the Making |
| February 25 - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: With Little Fuss, House Passes Paperwork Reduction Bill |
| February 25 - Congress Closer to Control Of District's Finances |
| February 25 - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: Passage of Regulatory Freeze Belies Fiery Fights Ahead |
| February 25 - CORRECTIONS: Regulatory reform |
| February 25 - GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: Byrd Provision Haunts Backers Of Mandates Legislation |
| February 25 - GOP Welfare Plan: Self-Help, And Leave It to the States |
| February 25 - Children Who Receive AFDC By |
| February 25 - House Panel Votes To Give States Authority Over Social Services |
| February 25 - Provisions of Food, Child-Care Plan |
| February 25 - HEALTH: Panel Approves a 'Little Step' Toward Medicare Overhaul |
| February 25 - Swords-to-Plowshares Program Faces an Uncertain Future |
| February 25 - Technology Reinvestment Grants |
| February 25 - Defense Firm's Diversification Effort Is Being Driven by an Electric Car |
| February 25 - Spending for Defense Transition |
| February 25 - DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS: House Adds Pentagon Funds, Cuts Domestic Programs |
| February 25 - CORRECTION: United States Information Agency (USIA) |
| February 25 - SECTION NOTES: Agreement To Assist Mexico Gets a Hard Look on Hill |
| February 25 - SECTION NOTES: Dole Delays Confirmation Vote On Base-Closing Panelists |
| February 25 - SECTION NOTES: GOP Appears To Scale Back Defense Spending Plans |
| February 25 - Gramm Launches Campaign Stressing Familiar Themes |
| February 25 - PROVISIONS: Details of the Compliance Bill |
| February 25 - CQ ROUNDTABLE: Choosing Cooperation Over Confrontation |
