Difference between revisions of "104th United States Congress"

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-The '''104th United States Congress''' was the sessions of Congress that occurred from January 3, 1995 to January 3, 1997. Due to the [[Contract with America]] and dissatisfaction with Democratic policies, the elections of 1994 finally saw an increase in the [[Republican]] majority of [[Congress]]. House speaker [[Newt Gingrich]] declared Congress "under new management" during this Congress. This Congress was able to pass much excellent conservative pro-American legislation despite [[liberal]] and impeached president [[Bill Clinton]] being in office. Coincidentally, the ushering in of a Republican dominated Congress exactly coincided with the success of the US economy, a strong economy that lasted until the [[Democrats]] surprisingly won power back in 2006. Not surprisingly, the economy then dropped sharply, as did Congressional opinion polls.
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-The 104th Congress was the most productive in nearly 50 years.  President [[Bill Clinton]], fearing defeat in 1996, signed many good bills into law.  The accomplishments of the 104th Congress included:
-*[[DOMA]]
-*Welfare reform
-*Prisoner litigation reform
-*the [[Solomon Amendment]]
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