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New! September 22, 1862: President Abraham Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation
September 23, 2004: Mr. COX:This is the 150th anniversary of the Republican Party. Over a century and a half from the abolition of slavery to the establishment of women's rights to the freeing of millions of peopl More... |
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New! Republican Freedom Calendar Highlights 150 Years of Advancing Civil Rights
August 3, 2004: WASHINGTON (August 3, 2004)—House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today released the 2005 Republican Freedom Calendar, documenting 150 years of accomplishments by the ‘Party of Lincoln’ in More... |
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Iraqi Women’s Delegation Briefs U.S. Congress
July 16, 2004: WASHINGTON (July 15, 2004)-At a breakfast meeting in the U.S. Capitol, a delegation of Iraqi women leaders, including high-ranking ministry officials, educators, and journalists, praised the U. More . . . |
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Chairman Christopher Cox Praises Life of President Ronald Reagan
June 6, 2004: Following the death of President Ronald Reagan, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and House Republican Policy Committee Christopher Cox (R-CA) issued the following statement:
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African-American WWII Airmen Honored By Congress
June 2, 2004: WASHINGTON (June 2, 2004)- On the 60th anniversary of their successful combat missions to fight foreign aggression and the Nazis, the brave Airmen of Tuskegee were recognized by Congress. H. Con. Res More... |
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House Leaders Introduce Legislation Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre
June 1, 2004: WASHINGTON, DC—House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today introduced legislation to commemorate Friday’s 15th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square More... |
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Republicans Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Historic School Desegregation Ruling
May 14, 2004: Rep. Christopher Cox today issued the following statement celebrating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the historic 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision ending racial segregation in pu More... |
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Veteran Hill Staffer Ken Johnson Joins House Leadership Staff
April 1, 2004: House Policy Committee and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today announced that Ken Johnson, the long-time adviser and aide to former Energy & Commerce Chairman Billy Tauzi More... |
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Statement on Freedom in Hong Kong: Chairman Cox Reports on Meeting with Hong Kong Democrats
March 4, 2004: United States of America
Congressional Record
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108th CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, March 4, 2004
Freedom in Hong Kong
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Chairman Cox Outlines Policy to Control Spending at Annual Conservative Meeting: Limited Government, Veto Strategy, Spending Control Amendment, Budget Process Reform are Keys
January 25, 2004: When Will the Era of Big Government Really Be Over?
Remarks of U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox
Chairman, House Policy Committee
Chairman, House Homeland Security Committee
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Treasury Revenues Up 3% in 1st Quarter 2004
January 20, 2004: On January 15, 2004, the Treasury released the results of the first fiscal quarter of 2004. They show that tax revenues, spurred by pro-growth tax law changes, increased significantly over the compar The Tax Cuts Are Working |
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Statement of Policy Chairman Cox on the Death of Former Policy Chairman Barber R. Conable, Jr.
December 2, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) issued the following statement on the death Sunday of the fourth House Policy Chairman, former Rep. Barber R. Conable, Jr. (R-NY):
"Barber Conable’s inf More... |
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Chairman Cox and House Policy Committee Meet with Iraqi President on Reconstruction
October 1, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) and the Committee met today with Iraqi Governing Council President Ahmed Chalabi for a first-hand report marking the completion of his term in the Council More... |
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Statement of Chairman Cox on the Death of Congressional Policy Advisory Board Member Edward Teller
September 9, 2003: "Dr. Teller worked in behalf of our national security into his 90s. Even when his age made it difficult for him to travel to Washington, he advised us by video-conference from Stanford, explaining in More... |
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Statement of Current House Policy Chairman on the Death of Former Policy Chairman John Rhodes
August 26, 2003: The eleventh House Policy Chairman, Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA), issued the following statement today on the death Sunday of the third House Policy Chairman, former Rep. John Rhodes Jr. (R-AZ):
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House Passes Global Internet Freedom
July 16, 2003: The House today approved the Global Internet Freedom Act, authored by House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox to implement a House Pol Bill Protects Human Rights Abroad |
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Hulshof Announces Tax Reform Subcommittee Meeting On International Taxation
July 16, 2003: U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) announced today the House Policy Committee’s Tax Reform Subcommittee will hold a bicameral meeting on international taxation.
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Hong Kong Indefinitely Postpones Vote on Implementation of Article 23
July 7, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today commended the people of Hong Kong for forcing the government to indefinitely postpone a vote on anti-subversion legislation that posed a threat to fr More... |
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House Backs Free Speech In Hong Kong
June 26, 2003: Representative Christopher Cox (R-CA), Chairman of the House Policy Committee and Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, introduced and passed a House Resolution authored by the Policy Committee Policy Committee Resolution Condemns Proposed Sedition Law, Enacted 426-1
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Congress Passes Tax Cut To Create Jobs, Grow Economy
May 23, 2003: Dramatic Cut in Double Tax on Dividends Bears Cox Stamp
See also http://policy.house.gov/doubletax
Today the United States Congress Dramatic Cut in Double Tax on Dividends
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Policy Chairman Hails House Passage of President's Tax & Economic Growth Plan
May 9, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) hailed House passage of President George W. Bush’s tax and economic growth plan and called on the Senate to follow suit and pass the President’s bill to re Calls Cut in Capital Gains & Dividend Tax a Good Start |
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Treasury Secretary Snow, Chairman Cox Meet on Tax Cuts
May 1, 2003: In a one-hour Capitol meeting, Treasury Secretary John Snow and House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox met to coordinate Bush Administration and Congressional efforts to enact President Bush’s economic More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox, Congressional Leaders
Meet With President Bush
April 30, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) met with President Bush today in the Cabinet Room at the White House, as Congressional Leaders mapped out the legislative agenda for the coming days.
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Policy Chair Announces Subcommittees, Chairmen
April 10, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) today announced the chairmen and jurisdiction of the Committee’s seven 108th Congress subcommittees.
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Policy Committee Names Veteran of House, Federal Court as Chief Counsel
March 20, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today named Bill Schulz, a Hill veteran and former Special Master who handled complex cases at the U.S. Court of Claims, as the Chief Counsel for the House More... |
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Policy Committee Web Site Rated ‘Best’ In Congress
March 3, 2003: Site Receives Congress Online Silver Mouse Award
House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today announced that the Policy Committee was honored in an independent study as having o More ... |
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25 Years in the Making
Policy Chairman’s Repeal of Double Tax on Savings Nears Reality
February 27, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox wrote a thesis at Harvard University recommending repeal of the double tax on dividends in 1977. In 1992, he introduced legislation in Congress to do just that. More... |
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Repealing ‘Double Tax’ on Dividends Grows Economy, Cuts Unemployment, Study Finds
February 18, 2003: A study by the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis Legislation finds that ending the double tax on dividends--the centerpiece of President Bush's economic plan--would increase economic grow More ... |
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Report: Modernized Nuclear Weapons Policy Needed
February 13, 2003: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) joined Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM), Chair of the House Policy Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, to release a report on U.S. nu More... |
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Chairman Cox Meets With Exiled Chinese Democrat Xu Wenli
February 3, 2003: WASHINGTON (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)-Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) met today with Xu Wenli, a prominent writer and democrat who was recently released from a Chinese prison after being imp More... |
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Spending is Causing the Deficit
January 27, 2003: The 2002 Annual Report
Visit the Controlling Spending Website
House Policy Chairm The Policy Committee's Annual Report on the United States Government reveals that record spending growth -- far more than slowing economic growth -- is the source of Washington’s first deficit in five years. |
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Chairman Cox’s Bill Gives Relief to Retirees, Savers
January 6, 2003: Legislation authored by Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox, which he first introduced in 1992 in the 102nd Congress, would increase economic growth, reduce unemployment, and increase investment More... |
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Health Subcommittee Report For 2002
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Human Events Op-ed: End Clinton's Nuclear Aid to North Korea
October 28, 2002: From its inception, the Clinton Administration policy of hugging North Korea and sending it aid in the form of fuel oil—and even nuclear technology—was bizarre. More... |
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Reps. Cox, Markey, and Sen. Kyl Renew Call For End To U.S.-North Korea Accord; Secret Nuclear Weapons Program Only Most Recent Evidence of Failure of 'Agreed Framework'
October 17, 2002: Rep. Cox's op-ed in Human Events
U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA), Chairman of the House Policy Committee, joined by U.S. Rep. Edward Mar More... |
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New Study Estimates Cox Bill Repealing ‘Double Tax’ Would Add $2.2 Trillion to Economy Over Next Decade
October 7, 2002: Legislation authored by House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox would increase the output of the U.S. economy by approximately $2.2 trillion over the next decade, according to preliminary estimates rele More... |
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Stops Internet Jamming
October 2, 2002: Chairman Cox's oped in the National Review
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Health Policy Subcommittee Chairman Fletcher Calls on Senate to Act to Help Uninsured
GOP House Passed Legislation to Curb Cost of Medical Liability and to Offer Prescription Drug Coverage to Seniors is First Step
September 30, 2002: U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY), Chairman of the House Health Policy Subcommittee, today called on the Senate to act on House legislation that would help address the problems of the growing number of More... |
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Continuity of Congress: Bipartisan Working Group Bill Asks States to Speed Special Elections
September 26, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Martin Frost (D-TX) introduced legislation today asking states to ensure speedy special elections in case a large number of More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox, National Endowment For Democracy Honor Taiwan’s First Lady
September 25, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today presented Taiwan’s First Lady, Madame Chen Wu, Sue-jen, a gold medal for her work to strengthen democracy for the 23 million people of the island rep More... |
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H.R. 5323, Chairman Cox’s Bill Repealing ‘Double Tax,’ Gives Relief to Savers, Retirees: Balances Treatment of Dividends to Protect Shareholders
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Health Policy Subcommittee Chairman Fletcher Praises President Bush for Expanding Health Plan Options in Medicare+Choice
Provides More Affordable, Accessible Healthcare for All Americans
August 28, 2002: U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY), chairman of the House Health Policy Subcommittee, today praised President Bush and his administration for their efforts to address the skyrocketing costs associated wi More... |
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Internet Freedom, North Korea Refugee Policies Approved
July 26, 2002: The House Policy Committee today made global Internet freedom and help for More... |
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Chairman Cox Meets with Mexican Senators
July 26, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) met yesterday with two members of the Mexican Senate to discuss immigration and border control issues. The Senators were in Washington to discuss cross-bo More... |
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Washington Times Op-ed: Crack down on Castro: Defending Freedom
July 23, 2002: By Christopher Cox and Lincoln Diaz-Balart
As we approach the first anniversary of September 11, we can take comfort that the entire civilized world has joined in condemning the terrorism in More... |
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Policy Chairman Congratulates House Appropriators for Controlling Supplemental Despite Senate Largesse
July 23, 2002: As the House of Representatives approved $28.9 billion in emergency spending today to fund the War on Terrorism, Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) congratulated House Appropriators for scaling ba More... |
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Policy Chairman’s Child Support Enforcement Act to be Introduced
July 15, 2002: Helps Families Owed Child Support
WASHINGTON--House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will join a group of parents and children owed child support Tues More... |
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Former Secretary of State Kissinger Tells House Preemptive Action Necessary
to Win War on Terrorism
July 12, 2002: WASHINGTON—Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told a packed House Policy Committee briefing and a California television audience that the United States must act preemptively to win the War More... |
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First Lady Laura Bush, Chairman Chris Cox Honor Four Muslim Women Human Rights Activists
July 9, 2002: First Lady Laura Bush, Chairman Chris Cox (R-CA), Senator Bill Frist (R-TN), Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and others congratulated four Muslim women human rights activi More... |
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House-White House Partnership to Control Spending
June 28, 2002: More than 145 Representatives—more than enough to sustain a Presidential veto—have pledged to uphold a veto of supplemental spending legislation that busts the budget, House Policy Chairman Christophe More... |
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Chairman Cox, OMB Director Mitch Daniels Meet to Control Spending
June 13, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mitch Daniels met today on Capitol Hill to build a House-White House strategy for controlling spending.
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Chairman Cox Reponds: Protect the People
of Taiwan with Observer Status in the
World Health Organization
June 13, 2002: In a May 9, 2002 letter to Chairman Chris Cox, PRC Ambassador Yang Jiechi objects to the Chairman's public support of Taiwan being granted "observer status" in the World Health Organization. Chairman More... |
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House Passes Permanent Death Tax Repeal
June 6, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox’s nine-year effort to repeal the Death Tax reached a new milestone of success: today’s House passage of a bill to “sunset the sunset.” Last year Congress repeale More... |
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Reps. Cox, Gilman, and Markey Call on Bush Administration to Halt Construction of Nuclear Reactors in North Korea
June 6, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA), Chairman of the International Relations South Asia Subcommittee Ben Gilman (R-NY), and Chairman of the Bipartisan Nonproliferation Task Force Rep. Edward More... |
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Policy Chair Praises INS Abolition
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Committee approves Policy Statements on Taiwan's Admission to the World Health Organization, Earth Day 2002
April 18, 2002: Earth Day 2002: Towards Better Environmental Protection
On Earth Day 2002, America is more powerfully committed to the environment than ever before. More than 150 million Americans are now More... |
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Committee Issues Unanimous Policy Statement Supporting Permanent Tax Relief
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Committee Issues Policy Perspective on President's Americas Mission
March 14, 2002: "Free trade applies the power of markets to the needs of the poor. We know that nations that open their economies to the benefits of trade are more successful in climbing out of poverty. … We al More... |
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Cox Hires Policy Director: Dhillon Returns for Third Stint in Public Service
March 14, 2002: House Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox is pleased to announce the appointment of Uttam Dhillon as Policy Director. Mr. Dhillon returns to Washington after three years practicing law at the L More... |
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Committee Issues Unanimous Policy Statement Supporting Class Action Reform
March 7, 2002: Printer-friendly version in Adobe Acrobat
The House will vote next week on H.R. 2341, the Class Action Fairness Act. Created for the purpose of efficientl More... |
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Policy Chairman Urges End to Nuclear Subsidies for North Korea
February 13, 2002: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) released a bipartisan letter today urging President Bush to cancel Clinton administration plans to supply nuclear technology to Stalinist North Korea.
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Congress Urges Visit of North Korean Defector to U.S.
December 19, 2001: WASHINGTON - House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) asked Secretary of State Colin Powell to help facilitate the travel of North Korean defector Hwang Jang Yeop to the United States in a letter More... |
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Leader of Iraqi Democratic Opposition Meets U.S. Congressional Leadership
National Congress Founder, Human Rights Defender Returns to U.S. Congress
December 5, 2001: WASHINGTON — Dr. Ahmad Chalabi, founder of the Iraqi National Congress (INC), Iraq’s legislature in exile, will meet with U.S. Congressional leaders at 9 a.m. Thursday, December 6, in the U.S. Capitol More... |
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Rep. Gerald Solomon: Freedom's Hero
October 29, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) issued the following statement today:
"When former United States Representative Gerald Solomon died Friday, our nation and our world lost o More... |
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House Policy Chairman Cox Rejects Sen. Daschle’s Foreign Policy Attack
August 9, 2001: NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox rejected Sen. Tom Daschle’s (D-SD) partisan attacks on U.S. foreign policy, noting that, “President Bush’s foreign policy has had a remark More... |
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Statement on the Death of Maureen Reagan
August 8, 2001: ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) issued the following statement today:
“Maureen’s family has lost a beloved daughter, sister, wife, aunt, niece, and mother. Califo More... |
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Policy Committee Makes Tax Sunset Repeal Top Priority
Taxpayer Planning, Flat-Earth Scoring Top Reasons for Quick Repeal
July 26, 2001: WASHINGTON — The House Policy Committee, after hearing from representatives of millions of taxpayers, senior citizens, small business entrepreneurs, large employers, and budget experts today, resolved More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox Urges New Russian TV Exec to Preserve Press Freedom
May 22, 2001: WASHINGTON — In his third meeting with Boris Jordan, the new Chief Executive Officer of Russia’s NTV, House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox stressed that a free, independent media is critical to Russi More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox Meets with Russian Foreign Minister on Defense, Energy, Trade
May 18, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) and Russian Foreign Minster Igor Ivanov met Friday morning for the first time since the election of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Wolfowitz Leads Top-Secret Briefing of House Policy Committee on Missile Defense Consultations
May 17, 2001: WASHINGTON — The United States’ envoys to Europe and Asia on missile defense, just back from consultations in Beijing, Berlin, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, Seoul, Tokyo, and Warsaw, told the House Policy More... |
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Congress ordered the agency to have a new (arsenic) standard in place
May 4, 2001: Associated Press, May 4, 2001
"Congress ordered the agency to have a new (arsenic) standard in place by this summer when it amended the 1974 Safe Water Drinking Act last fall."
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Policy Chairman Cox Announces Schedule of Cabinet Meetings
April 24, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Ca.) today announced four scheduled meetings with Bush Administration cabinet and senior officials. Each meeting will occur during the Committee’s More... |
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Briefs House Policy Committee
March 28, 2001: WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick will brief the House Policy Committee on the administration’s trade agenda at the Committee’s regular Thursday Executive Session, Chairman Chr More... |
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Chairman of the Americas Subcommittee Announced (PDF)
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House Policy Chairmen, Subcommittees, New CPAB Role Announced (PDF)
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Rep. Sununu Named Chair of Policy
Subcommittee on Retirement Security,
Capital Markets, and Tax Policy (PDF)
March 26, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher
Cox (R-Calif.) announced today that Rep. John Sununu (R-NH) would serve as chairman of the
House Policy Subcommittee on Retirement Security, Capital Ma More... |
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Rep. Ose Named Chair of Policy Subcommittee on Environment, Resources, and Agriculture
March 23, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox
(R-Calif.) announced today that Rep. Doug Ose (R-Calif.) would serve as chairman of the House Policy Subcommittee on environment, Resources, and Agr More... |
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Rep. Fletcher Named Health
Policy Subcommittee Chair (PDF)
March 22, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher
Cox (R-Calif.) announced today that Rep. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY) would serve as chairman of the
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Rep. Weller Named Chair of Policy Subcommittee
on Biotechnology, Telecommunications,
and Information Technology
March 22, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman
Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) announced today that Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.) would serve as chairman of the House Policy Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Telecommunicat More... |
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Rep. Wilson Named Chair of Policy Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs (PDF)
March 22, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher
Cox (R-Calif.) announced today that Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) would chair the House Policy
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Vitter Named Policy Subcommittee Chair
March 22, 2001: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Vitter was named Chairman of the Subcommittee for Political, Educational, and Legal Reform of the House Policy Committee today.
"Congressman Vitter's fight for p More... |
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OMB Director Mitch Daniels to Brief Policy Committee
March 15, 2001: White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels will brief the House Policy Committee on the administration’s budget and regulatory agenda at the Committee’s regular Executive Sessi More... |
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Policy Chairman Introduces Resolution Honoring President Reagan
February 5, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) authored a Congressional resolution honoring President Reagan on his 90th birthday that passed the House 410-0 on Tuesday, February 6, 2001.
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Chairman Cox Re-Introduces Complete, Immediate Death Tax Repeal
Support for Cox’s 1993 Initiative at All-Time High
January 30, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) will re-introduce his legislation to immediately repeal the federal Death Tax, which threatens to confiscate the after-tax life savings of har More... |
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Rep. Cox Meets with President Bush in Cabinet Room on Opening Day
January 22, 2001: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox, together with Speaker Dennis Hastert, Majority Leader Trent Lott and the bicameral Congressional leadership, met in the Cabinet Room of the White Ho More... |
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Key to Election: Rule of Law
November 10, 2000: WASHINGTON — How the United States handles the close Presidential election is a vital signal to the world about the viability of representative democracy, House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox said to More...
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House Scuttles Clinton-Gore Plan for Taxpayer Bailout of North Korea Nuclear Accidents
May 18, 2000: WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan amendment by House Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) 334-85 today that rejects a Clinton-Go More... |
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Clinton-Gore North Korea Aid Will Provide Plutonium for Nuclear Bombs
April 14, 2000: WASHINGTON - Two nuclear scientists told the House Policy Committee this week that nuclear reactors being built with U.S. taxpayer funds for the Stalinist dictatorship in North Korea will soon give th More... |
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Policy Committee Reviews Clinton-Gore North Korea Aid
Evidence Shows False Premise for Appeasement
April 11, 2000: The House Policy Committee will examine ways to put an end to the Clinton-Gore aid to Kim Jong Il’s Stalinist North Korean dictatorship. That aid is being used to feed Kim Jong Il’s million-man army, More... |
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Policy Chairman Welcomes Minority Leader’s Endorsement of Internet Non-Discrimination Act Goals
March 28, 2000: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox, who authored the Internet Tax Freedom Act in 1997, welcomed reports today that Minority Leader Richard Gephardt would endorse the goals of Rep. Cox’ More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox Introduces Legislation to Eliminate “Gore Tax”
March 16, 2000: WASHINGTON — House Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox introduced legislation today to repeal the 4.3 cents a gallon gas tax increase.
“Vice President Al Gore cast the tie-breaking vote to im More... |
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Former Defense Secretaries, Panel of Experts Issue Unanimous Advice on PRC Trade, Taiwan, and Missile Defense
March 2, 2000: WASHINGTON--The Congressional Policy Advisory Board, a panel of leading scholars and advisers to Republican Presidents, today publicly released three memoranda delivered to House Speaker Dennis Haster More... |
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Stanford Scholar, Bush Advisor Condoleezza Rice Joins Congressional Policy Advisory Board
February 29, 2000: WASHINGTON - Condoleezza Rice, a top foreign policy advisor to Presidential candidate George W. Bush, has joined the Congressional Policy Advisory Board (CPAB), House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox ( More... |
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Nuclear Scientist Edward Teller Joins Congressional Policy Advisory Board
February 17, 2000: Memo to Congressional Leadership
WASHINGTON — Edward Teller, the world-renowned physicist who is the former Director and now senior More... |
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Policy Chairman Hails Passage of Taiwan Security Enhancement Act
Cites Bipartisan, Veto-Proof Margin
February 1, 2000: WASHINGTON - House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox called today's overwhelming passage of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act "a ringing bipartisan commitment to freedom and democracy in Asia."
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Policy Chairman Commends Nobel Prize Winner
October 15, 1999: WASHINGTON - House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox congratulated the humanitarian relief organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) today on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The Par More... |
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Policy Chairman Condemns Communist Police Raids on Candidates for Nobel Peace Prize
October 15, 1999: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox today condemned the Communist Chinese government for persecuting the families of two leading Chinese democracy advocates nominated for the Nobel Peac More... |
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Garry Kasparov to Discuss “Cancer Eating Away at the Body Politic in Russia”
October 13, 1999: WASHINGTON — The world’s greatest living chess player, Garry Kasparov, who played an instrumental role in the collapse of the Soviet Union and has also worked in the Russian legislature as a staunch a More... |
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Richardson Concedes, Clinton Signs Bill to Take Nuke Responsibility from Energy Department
October 5, 1999: WASHINGTON — The most significant Cabinet department restructuring in two decades became law today, as President Clinton signed a bill enacting 28 recommendations by the House Select Committee on U.S. More... |
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Entire House Leadership Hits Clinton for Violating Law on PRC Military Companies
September 24, 1999: WASHINGTON — The ten top leaders in the House of Representatives have written President Clinton to demand immediate compliance with U.S. law requiring public disclosure of the PRC’s People’s Liberatio More... |
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Chairman Cox Challenges Clinton to Sign Bill to Take Nuke Responsibility from Energy Department
Despite Administration Opposition, Both House and Senate Have Passed Bill With Near Unanimous Support
September 22, 1999: WASHINGTON - A major reform recommended by the House Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the President’s Foreign I More... |
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Chairman Cox Predicts Veto-Proof Bill to Take Nuke Responsibility from Energy Department
Despite Administration Opposition, House-Passed Bill Has Near Unanimous Support
September 20, 1999: WASHINGTON - A major reform recommended by the House Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the President’s Foreign I More... |
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Chairman Cox Predicts Veto-Proof Bill to Take Nuke Responsibility from Energy Department.
Despite Administration Opposition, House-Passed Bill Has Near Unanimous Support
September 20, 1999: WASHINGTON - A major reform recommended by the House Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the President's Foreign I More... |
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Congress to Review U.S.-Russia Policy
Inquiry Starts with Policy Committee Meeting Wednesday
September 14, 1999: WASHINGTON — The House Leadership today announced a comprehensive review of U.S. policy toward Russia. The review will begin tomorrow with a meeting of the House Policy Committee, and will continue w More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox to Represent House Leadership on North Korea Advisory Group
Panel starts Work; Will Examine Clinton-Gore Effort to Buy North Korea's Good Will
September 2, 1999: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) will be the senior House Leadership representative on a nine-member panel being assembled to assess the threat posed to the United States More... |
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Policy Chairman Wins Death Tax Repeal
Inclusion in House-Senate Tax Cut Bill
Rep. Cox Bill, First Introduced in 1993, Now Has 201 Sponsors
August 4, 1999: WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Orange County, Calif.), who introduced the first Death Tax repeal bill in 1993 and has brought the issue from obscurity to majority support, won a major victo More... |
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HOUSE LEADERSHIP CITES PRESIDENT FOR VIOLATION OF CHINA SPYING LAW
Clinton Broke Law in January;
Lack of Compliance Now Six Months Past Deadline
July 21, 1999: WASHINGTON - President Clinton signed Public Law 105-261 last October, but is now in violation of it, the House Leadership has written him.
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Bi-Cameral Leadership, Congressional Policy Advisory Board Meet on Social Security, National Security
May 11, 1999: WASHINGTON - The Congressional Policy Advisory Board will hold closed meetings with House and Senate Leaders on Wednesday, May 12, 1999, to discuss strengthening Social Security and protecting nationa More... |
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Advisory:
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Brief House Policy Committee on Kosovo
March 8, 1999: WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will brief the House Policy Committee on the implications of the Clinton Administration's proposed intervention in Kosovo at the Committee's next More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox Joins in Introducing Year 2000 Readiness Bill
February 23, 1999: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) today announced a bipartisan effort to encourage mitigation, not litigation, when it comes to handling Year 2000 computer problems.
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Policy Chairman Cox Confronts North Korean Minister Over Anti-U.S. Tirades
Official Government News Agency Threatens to "Plunge the Damned U.S. Territory Into a Sea of Flame"
December 9, 1998: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox today personally warned North Korea’s vice foreign minister that his nation’s recent outrageous threats against the U.S. have made a mockery of the C More... |
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Chinese Leaders Commend Chairman Cox for Select Committee Work
December 1, 1998: The leading Chinese activists for freedom and democracy in China have honored Rep. Christopher Cox, the Chairman of the Select Committee on Military/Commercial Concerns with the PRC, for "defendin More... |
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Livingston, Cox, Young Meet with Arafat on Clinton Aid Pledge
Administration Failed to Consult First with Congress, Policy Chairman Says
December 1, 1998: WASHINGTON — President Clinton’s pledge of $900 million in U.S. taxpayer aid to Yasser Arafat’s Palestinian Authority was not pre-cleared with House leaders, House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox said More... |
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Californian Receives Highest Honor for Supporting Freedom in Lithuania
October 22, 1998: WASHINGTON (Thursday, October 22, 1998)—Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus will present House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) the Baltic nation’s highest award for a living foreign leader toda More... |
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Two-Year Effort by House Policy Committee a Success
Four "Policy for Freedom in China" Bills Will Become Law
September 24, 1998: WASHINGTON - Four of the Policy for Freedom in China bills are assured of becoming law today with final House passage of the 1999 Defense Authorization Bill. (Two more Policy for Freedom in China bill More... |
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Leadership Consults Experts on Final 105th Congress Priorities
International Economy, Missile Threat Top Home Stretch Agenda
September 4, 1998: WASHINGTON — More than 25 of the nation’s top public policy experts will advise the House Speaker, the Senate Majority Leader, and top Congressional leaders on the international economic situation, th More... |
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Veteran of Defense, State Departments to Advise House Leadership on Foreign Policy
September 3, 1998: WASHINGTON - Chuck Downs, whose career in defense and national security issues spans two decades, will be the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the House Policy Committee, Chairman Christopher Cox (R-C More... |
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House Leadership Urges Albright to Protest Exclusion
of U.S. Policy Coordinator from Tibet
June 26, 1998: WASHINGTON — An attempt today by Communist China’s Director of State Administration for Religious Affairs to censor the Clinton Administration’s Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues by blocking his More... |
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Architect of Chile’s Individual Social
Security Accounts Briefs House Leaders
June 24, 1998: WASHINGTON — Dr. José Piñera, the Chilean economist credited with creating Chile’s world-renowned retirement system, will brief House leaders studying retirement security today, Wednesday, June 24, 19 More... |
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Jiang Breaks Summit Promise
Reversing Course, China Denies Policy Chairman Cox Access to Tibet
May 12, 1998: WASHINGTON - House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox, officially denied entry into Tibet by Communist China in March 1997, then personally promised access by President Jiang Zemin during a Beijing meeti More... |
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CBO Behind the Private Sector Curve – Again
Congressional Budget Office Continues Its Bipartisan Tradition of Big Mistakes
May 5, 1998: WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office will drastically revise its pessimistic estimate of 1998 federal tax revenue this week, projecting a $50 billion surplus—less than two weeks after CBO made More... |
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Chairman Cox Presents National Endowment for Democracy Award to Newly Exiled Human Rights Advocate Wang Dan
Democracy Leader Briefs House Leaders
May 5, 1998: WASHINGTON - House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-California) will present the National Endowment for Democracy Award to exiled Chinese democracy leader Wang Dan Wednesday, before chairing a Polic More... |
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House Leadership Condemns Clinton Decision to be ‘Honored’ in Tiananmen Square
May 4, 1998: WASHINGTON - The revelation that President Clinton would be received for his June visit to Beijing at Tiananmen Square, where an estimated 2,000 advocates of democracy were slaughtered by the People’s More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox Announces Core Principles to Save Social Security
April 14, 1998: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - Any change in Social Security must ensure that future retirees will be better off than they would be under the current system, House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox said today. More... |
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Comments of House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox and Rep. Nancy Pelosi
April 7, 1998: Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Christopher Cox (R-CA) held a news conference with Xu Zin, the daughter of Chinese dissident Xu Wenli and Liu Qing, the leader of Human Rights in China, to urge the C More... |
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Technology is the Key to Freedom in China
March 28, 1998: San Jose Mercury News
BY CHRISTOPHER COX
AMERICAN POLICY toward the People's Republic of China should proceed from this central premise: It is our sincere hope for the Chinese people that th More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox, Russian General Lebed, Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick To Dine This Evening
March 18, 1998: WASHINGTON - Russian presidential hopeful General Alexander Lebed will meet at dinner this evening with House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA) and former United Nations Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatr More... |
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Congressional Policy Advisory Board
Takes On Social Security
March 13, 1998: STANFORD, CALIFORNIA — A Congressional Policy Advisory Board Working Group starts a detailed examination of Social Security’s future at a Stanford University meeting today.
House Policy Committee C More... |
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Congressional Policy Advisory Board Meets with House Leadership
Inaugural Session Wednesday
March 11, 1998: Washington Times Coverage: February 26; March 9
Editors: There will be a brief photo opportunity at 10:15 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, More... |
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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Brief House Policy Committee on Kosovo
March 8, 1998: WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will brief the House Policy Committee on the implications of the Clinton Administration’s proposed intervention in Kosovo at the Committee’s next More... |
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Leader of Iraqi Resistance to Meet With House Leaders
February 25, 1998: WASHINGTON - House Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox has convened an Executive Session of the House Policy Committee at noon, Wednesday, February 25 in room H-236 of the Capitol to meet with t More... |
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Chairman Cox is Master of Ceremonies, Speaker Gingrich is Honored Guest as California’s Claremont Institute is Host of Washington Gala
February 12, 1998: WASHINGTON - Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA) will serve as the Master of Ceremonies at tonight’s star-studded Washington gala sponsored by the Claremont Institute, the California think tank that is increa More... |
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Presenting the National Endowment for Democracy 1998 Democracy Award to Wang Dan
February 4, 1998: (Wang Dan was exiled from the PRC on April 19, 1998)
While we celebrate the great achievements of the human rights movement in China tonight, our thoughts are with those who continue to face harsh More... |
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Remarks of Wei Jingsheng
February 4, 1998: House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox introduces Chinese Human Rights Activist Wei Jingsheng at a meeting of the House Policy Committee, February 4, 1998. Wei was released from prison and exiled fr More... |
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Chairman Cox’s Annual Report: Tax Burden Hits Record High while Government Interest Costs Soar
Budget Process Reform Needed to Restore Fiscal Discipline
January 15, 1998: WASHINGTON - Despite relatively low interest rates and record tax revenue, interest on the national debt now accounts for 18% of federal spending, the highest in more than half a century, according to More... |
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House Leadership Supports Wei Jingsheng,
Condemns Clinton Administration Attempt
to Censor China’s "Father of Democracy"
Policy Chairman Calls Censorship Effort "Appeasement of Totalitarians"
December 18, 1997: WASHINGTON — The Clinton Administration’s attempt to block broadcast of an interview with one of the most important advocates for freedom in Communist China "is sad news of accommodation to dictators, More... |
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Post-Summit, Jiang Agrees to Permit
Policy Chairman Cox Into Tibet
November 21, 1997: WASHINGTON — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox, who was officially denied entry into Tibet by Communist China in March 1997, will travel to Tibet in July 1998 as co-chairman of the first official More... |
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Radio Free Asia Passes House, Caps 11-Bill ‘Policy for Freedom’
November 19, 1997: WASHINGTON - In a dramatic show of support for the peoples of China, the House of Representatives today completed work on the last of 11 bills comprising a "Policy for Freedom" for Communist China tha More... |
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First Bill in China "Policy for Freedom" Passes House, Senate – Will President Sign?
Requires CIA/FBI Report to Congress on Communist Chinese Political, Military, And Economic Espionage in the United States
November 7, 1997: WASHINGTON, - The first of 11 bills in the House Policy Committee’s "Policy for Freedom" in China—and one of the most important—was cleared for President Clinton’s signature today. The bill requires a More... |
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Policy Chairman Cox Tells People of China:
U.S. Wants You to Be Free
November 5, 1997: Wednesday, — House Policy Chairman Christopher Cox, architect of the "Policy for Freedom" in China being debated in the House today and tomorrow, said the overwhelming bipartisan support for the packa More... |
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Marathon 12-Hour House Session Will Consider Nine China Bills on Wednesday, November 5 Policy Chairman Cox Declares a New "Policy for Freedom"
November 4, 1997: WASHINGTON — For an entire legislative day of more than 12 hours on Wednesday, November 5, the House of Representatives will take up a comprehensive package of bills addressing all facets of U.S.-Chin More... |
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Remarks of Chairman Cox to the Center for Security Policy Upon Being Named "Keeper of the Flame"
October 28, 1997: Thank you, Fred. I hope you do understand that the reason all these people came here is to hear your introduction – not to hear me. That’s the same reason I had you out in California! We’ll just keep More... |
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Policy Committee Chairman Announces 11-Point Legislative Package to Fill Void Left by Clinton China Policy
July 17, 1997: WASHINGTON — House Policy Committee Chairman Christopher Cox (R-CA), joined by Senate Republican Conference Chairman Connie Mack (R-FL), the Chairman of the House National Security Committee, the Chai More... |
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Congress Fails to Meet Budget Deadline for 20th Time in 23 Years; More than 200 Members Introduce New Law to Fix the Budget Mess
April 16, 1997: NEWS CONFERENCE:
HOUSE RADIO-TV GALLERY
WASHINGTON - As Congress missed its April 15 budget deadline, Congressman Christopher Cox, along with more than 200 Republican and Democratic House colleagu More... |
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