Smoking clash at Iowa Statehouse fuels heated debate
Iowa lawmakers battle over a proposed smoking ban in the Capitol rotunda with Rep. Brammer suing Gov. Branstad and state officials. Senate Leader Horn defends civil liberties while brammer presses for a court ruling and a Legislative Council decision.
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Congress Votes on Budget and Select Committees Abolished
Congress votes end four select committees on March 30 while approving funding for 21 standing panels. The Pelosi era panels cannot report bills. Hunger chair Tony Hall protests with a planned water fast. The House later backs Clinton's fiscal 1994 budget 240 to 184 as Senate agrees April 1, charged with debt reduction and infrastructure funding.
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April Fools on Capitol Hill Bank Joke Flashes
Roll Call played an April Fools prank on readers with a banner headline declaring House Bank to be open. The fake item referenced the closed in house facility shuttered by Speaker Thomas Foley after a scandal over overdrafts by members.
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