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Opening Day 98th Congress. Sergeant at Arms, Benjamin Guthrie standing at the speaker's rostrum, banging the gavel prior to adult Caucasian male announcing the election of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 98th Congress; adult, predominantly Caucasian, males and females seated at the rostrum. U.S. House Representative Thomas "Tip" O'Neill (D-MA) walks down the aisle and up to the Speaker's platform, along with House Representative Robert Michel (R-IL), to a standing ovation from adult, predominantly Caucasian, male and female members of Congress; a few Caucasian male and female children are seen standing with adults in the House well. Rep. Michel bangs the gavel a couple of times and calls the House to order.
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Opening Day 98th Congress. U.S. House Representative Robert Michel (R-IL) stands with the newly elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Tip O'Neal (D-MA), and provides some remarks and jokes to the adult, predominantly Caucasian, male and female members in the House chamber; adult, predominantly Caucasian, men and women seated at the rostrum. Rep. Michel thanks his constituency for electing, the Republican Party for choosing him to lead them in the House, and jokes about remaining in the minority and how acknowledging that will guarantee an applause from Democrats. He comments on the need to prioritize conducting the business of the nation as statesmen looking to the future of the country over partisan politics, solely aimed at winning the next election cycle.
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Opening Day 98th Congress. U.S. House Representative Robert Michel (R-IL), standing with the newly elected Speaker of the House, Rep. Tip O'Neal (D-MA), continuing to provide remarks on the hopeful future of peace and compromise between the two parties to do the work of the people, for the people. He concludes with one last joke before formally recognizing Rep. O'Neal as the Speaker of the House for the 98th Congress; adult, predominantly Caucasian, male and females members of Congress stand and applaud, some attending the ceremony with their Caucasian male and female children.
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Opening Day 98th Congress. Newly elected, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Tip O'Neal (D-MA), bangs gavel; adult, predominantly Caucasian, males and females seated at the rostrum. Speaker O'Neal begins his opening remarks paying respect to Rep. Robert Michel (R-IL) and former U.S. House Representative, Minority Leader John Rhodes (R-AZ). Speaker O'Neal jokes that he has been in Congress for thirty years; the first two being in the minority, and Rep. Michel is right; it is hell being in the minority. Adult, predominantly Caucasian, males and females member of Congress seated in chamber; Caucasian male and female children seated with some of the members. Speaker O'Neill continues his opening remarks, thanks his wife and family, particularly complimenting his wife, Millie; adult, predominantly Caucasian, men and women seated at the rostrum, some near the House well stand for ovation.
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Opening Day 98th Congress. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Tip O'Neal (D-MA), continues opening remarks, thanking his constituency for electing him to office once again, pledging to uphold his responsibilities as the Speaker of the House, and constantly work to avoid partisan bickering in lieu of legislative action; side view of adult, predominantly Caucasian, male House members in BG. Adult, predominantly Caucasian, male House Representatives applauding Speaker O'Neill's commitment to get Americans back to work; Caucasian male and female children seated with some members in FG. Speaker O'Neill notes that more Americans are out of work now than two years ago, and that the federal government must take action. Members of the U.S. House applaud.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) continues opening remarks on the state of the United States economy and need for Congress to act in bipartisan manner; occasional applause from members of the House of Representatives. Speaker Tip O'Neill focuses the need to not only stimulate the economy and job growth, but also reign in the country's staggering deficits.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House,U.S. Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA), continues opening remarks, speaking on importance of House of Representatives as referred to by the Founding Fathers. He notes that while he is still the Speaker, the composition of the House is different, outlines his powers as Speaker and his intention to put Equal Rights Amendment first on agenda; various views of members of House of Representatives, some seated with their children. Speaker O'Neill concludes remarks; applause. O'Neill bangs gavel, states that he's ready to take the oath of office.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House, U.S. Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) takes oath of office from Speaker's Platform, administered by Jamie Whitten (D-MS), Dean of the House; adult, predominantly Caucasian, males and females seated at rostrum. Whitten comes to shake Speaker O'Neill's hand as chamber applauds.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House, U.S. Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) bangs gavel, announces he will administer the oath of office to all members of Congress; adult, predominantly Caucasian, males and females seated at the rostrum. He asks that all members raise their right hands as he administers oath; split screen of adult, predominantly Caucasian, male and female members of Congress swearing to oath, officially becoming members of 98th Congress.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Tip O'Neill (D-MA) bangs gavel from Speaker's platform, greets adult Caucasian man who comes up to greet him, holding male child. Speaker O'Neill bangs gavel multiple times to bring order, announces Rep. Gillis Long (D-LA), Chairman of the Democratic Caucus; multiple attempts are made to bring order before Rep. Long speaks. Rep. Long reports Democratic majority has elected Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX) as Majority Leader. O'Neill uses gavel to recognize Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY), Chairman of the Republican Conference, who reports Rep. Robert Michel (R-IL) has been chosen as Minority Leader. O'Neil uses gavel to recognize Rep. Wright, who announces Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA) will be Majority Whip for 98th Congress. O'Neil uses gavel to recognize Rep. Kemp, who announces Rep. Trent Lott (R-MS) will be Minority Whip.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, House Speaker Tip O'Neill (D-MA) uses gavel to recognize U.S. Representative and Chairman of Democratic Caucus, Gillis Long (D-LA). Rep. Long offers privileged resolution, asks for its immediate consideration. Adult Caucasian male clerk reading out appointments to positions of Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster, and Chaplain. Speaker O'Neill recognizes Chairman of Republican Conference, Rep. Jack Kemp (R-NY), who wishes to offer substitute to resolution, first requests separate vote on chaplain. O'Neill records request is approved, reading clerk says substituted names. O'Neill goes through the formality of voice votes before rejecting substituted names. Two males provide O'Neill with paperwork. O'Neil administers oath of office to new Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster, and Chaplain; split screen.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill recognizes Majority Leader Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX). Rep. Wright offers privileged resolution. Adult Caucasian male reading clerk says resolution is to inform Senate that a quorum is present in the House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill has been elected Speaker of the House, and Benjamin Guthrie has been appointed Clerk of the House of Representatives. O'Neill approves resolution, recognizes Majority Leader Wright. Rep. Wright offers another privileged resolution; Speaker O'Neill greets man on platform. Clerk reads resolution calling for three member committee of both House and Senate to inform the President that a quorum is present in Congress and they are ready to receive communications. O'Neill approves resolution as he greets man and child. O'Neill appoints Reps. Robert Michel (R-IL), Jim Wright (D-TX), and Tom Foley (D-WA) to be members of the committee.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill (D-MA) stands on Speaker's platform and recognizes U.S. House Representative Jamie Witten (D-MS). Rep. Witten offers a privileged resolution. Adult Caucasian male reading clerk reads resolution stating that the Clerk of the House of Representatives informs the President of the United States that the House has elected Tip O'Neill as Speaker of the House and Benjamin Guthrie as Clerk of the House of Representatives. Speaker O'Neill agrees to resolution.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, House Speaker Tip O'Neill recognizes U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader, Jim Wright (D-TX). Rep. Wright offers privileged resolution. Adult Caucasian male reading clerk reads out resolution pertaining to adoption of rules from 97th Congress to 98th Congress, with amendments. Wright interrupts to inquire whether resolution can be considered read and entered into record. Minority Leader, Rep. Robert Michel (R-IL) objects, inquires a debate on some rule changes. Wright states there can be debate on rule changes proposed for a total time of one hour. Michel accepts, retracts objection, as noted by the adult Caucasian male now standing at the Speaker's platform, who then recognizes Wright for one hour. Of that time, Wright yields half hour to Michel, asks for order to move debate quickly. Adult Caucasian male standing at platform, gavels chamber to order.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) discusses proposed nine rule changes, states eight are "inconsequential." A tenth rule changes was not adopted by Democratic Caucus and would have required two-thirds members of the House sign onto a discharge petition to discharge a Constitutional Amendment from the Committee on Jurisdiction. Wright briefly explains changes from the existing rules: 1. Allowing Speaker of the House to postpone roll call vote to approval daily journal. 2. Allow Clerk of the House to manage office of a vacant House member.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) continues enumerating proposed rule changes up for debate for 98th Congress: 3. Clarification that membership to a committee in the House is contingent on membership in a party Caucus or Conference. 4. Applicable only to the Committees and Subcommittees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Intelligences, the rule would allow for meetings to be "closed" for the current day and five additional days.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) continues talking about proposed rule changes up for debate for 98th Congress: 5. Regarding amendments applied to appropriations bills, before any amendment applying legislative language that limits an appropriations bills, outside of those amendments coming from the Appropriations Committee itself, the bill's manager would be allowed to read the bill all the way through and, at his or her discretion, to hear debate on the legislative language or decide to refer it to the whole House.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) continues to explain and advocate reasons behind proposed rule change #5 to House of Representatives, which would address how legislative amendments of a limiting nature attached to appropriations bills would be addressed at discretion of bill's manager. Wright moves to 6th proposed rule change, but first yields to Rep. Barber Conable Jr. (R-NY), who seeks clarification on 5th proposed rule change. Conable is concerned that too much power becomes concentrated in Appropriations Committee, disenfranchises the House as a whole. Wright says that is not the case; the rule change only prevents individuals from dragging out a process the majority does not want to go along with.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) enumerating proposed rule changes up for debate: 6. Allow for a new point of order to be raised against any bill which contains a tax or tariff measure, unless that measure was reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. 7. Extend from current seven days to fourteen days the time in which the committee would be required to report a proper resolution of inquiry, once that resolution has been referred to said committee. 8. Provide Speaker with discretionary authority to declare House resolved into the committee of the whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of a piece of legislation without a specific vote in the House, but under only limiting circumstances. This power would only go into effect after the House voted on a rule that would bring such a matter under review. 9. A conforming amendment to accompany the first rule change which Rep. Wright had already spoken for.
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Opening Day 98th Congress. U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) yields to Rep. Chalmers Wylie (R-OH). Rep. Wylie puts forth example to see if he has a grasp on the rule change proposal regarding appropriations amendments; an amendment preventing funds going to the CIA would not work, but one where the amount delegated would be reduced, or deleted entirely, would. Wright agrees with example. Both call it a "dollar amount amendment" and Rep. Wright goes on to say it is even possible to strike the funding altogether from a hypothetical bill.
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Opening Day 98th Congress. U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) yields to William Dannemeyer (R-CA), who questions possible procedural prohibitions on proposed rule change on appropriations amendments, and if proposed rule changes unfairly hurts the House minority. Wright replies the proposed rule change does nothing to alter previous rule as to what the Rules Committee or whole House can or cannot do, nor does the rule change affect the minority party any more or less than previous rules. The benefits remain with the majority party, as it always has. If the minority party cannot get an amendment through the Committee, it is perfectly fine to try through the whole House, as has always been done. Nothing changes in that aspect.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, U.S. House Representative and Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-TX) continues to explain the proposed rule change to amendments on appropriations bills attempts to prevent endless amendments on limitations the House members can think of. Wright has looked at various limitation amendments and riders that have been attempted to latch onto past appropriations bills and both parties are culpable, so this rule proposal is not partisan; Wright provides examples from different eras in the House of Representatives. Adult Caucasian male at Speaker's platform advises Wright that he has used 22 minutes of his allotted time. Rep. Wright elects to reserve his time and allow Minority Party to speak.
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Opening Day 98th Congress, adult Caucasian male standing at Speaker's platform recognizes U.S. House Representative and Minority Leader, Robert Michel (R-IL). Rep. Michel comes to House well, thanks the Majority Party for removing proposed rule change requiring two-thirds of the members to vote on a discharge petition for a Constitutional Amendment. Rep. Michel begins to read out the first rule change adopted by Congress back in 1789; adult African American male seated in the BG.