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Scrutinize the work of several major Congressional committees in online forums with the chairs and ranking members.
Begin an ongoing dialogue with
twelve new members of Congress.
Follow the first year in Congress of
Freshmen Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX)
and Jay Johnson (D-WI)
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Since the 105th Congress convened in January 1997, two freshmen members of Congress have debated your questions each week about the balanced budget plan, environmental degradation and partisan politics. The Online NewsHour viewers have had the opportunity to pose questions to Representatives and Senators about what is really happening on the Floor of Congress and in their party meetings.
Now that Congress that Congress is back working on the 13 spending bills and countless other issues, from campaign reform to education standards, we have begun our forums once again. Each week ask members about issue pending before Congress or simply what's going on inside the Beltway.
Click here to leave a question for this week's guests or click here for background information on this week's issues and the Representatives participating.
A Schedule of Freshmen Forums:
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October 8, 1997: Reps. Mike Pappas (R-NJ) and Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) |
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October 1, 1997: Reps. Jay Johnson (D-WI) and Kay Granger (R-TX) |
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September 24, 1997: Reps. John Sununu (R-NH) and Julia Carson (R-IN) |
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September 17, 1997: Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) |
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July 30, 1997: Reps. Tom Allen (D-ME) and John Shimkus (R-IL) |
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July 23, 1997: Reps. Mike Pappas (R-NJ) and Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) |
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July 9, 1997: Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Jay Johnson (D-WI) |
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June 25, 1997: Reps. Julia Carson (D-IN) and Jim Gibbons (R-NV) |
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June 18, 1997: Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Jack Reed (D-RI) |
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June 11, 1997: Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Tom Allen (D-ME) |
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June 4, 1997: Reps. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Mike Pappas (R-NJ) |
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May 21, 1997: Reps. John Sununu (R-NH) and William Pascrell (D-NJ) |
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May 14, 1997: Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Jay Johnson (D-WI) |
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May 7, 1997: Reps. Julia Carson (D-IN) and Jim Gibbons (R-NV) |
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April 30, 1997: Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) |
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April 23, 1997: Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Tom Allen (D-ME) |
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April 16, 1997: Reps. Mike Pappas (R-NJ) and Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) |
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April 9, 1997: Reps. John Sununu (R-NH) and Mike McIntyre (D-NC) |
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March 19, 1997: Reps. Jay Johnson (D-WI) and Kay Granger (R-TX) |
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March 12, 1997: Reps. Jim Gibbons (R-NV) and Julia Carson (D-IN) |
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March 5, 1997: Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME) |
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Feb. 26, 1997: Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and John Shimkus (R-IL) |
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Feb. 19, 1997: Reps. Michael Pappas (R-NJ) and Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) |
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Feb. 12, 1997: Reps. John Sununu Jr. (R-NH) and Mike McIntyre (D-NC) |
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Feb. 3, 1997: Reps. Jay Johnson (D-WI) and Kay Granger (R-TX) |
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