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...Speaker's lip flapping had serious consequences. He not only impeded efforts to return federal employees to work, but also put his ego in the way of the 104th Congress's achieving its larger aim of balancing the budget in seven years. Gingrich's behavior reminded his colleagues that the visionary architect of the Contract with America has never had to prove himself under the pressure of adversarial bargaining...
...deeply touched by your recent article on Siberia and the Lena Delta Biosphere Reserve in Yakutia [COVER STORY, Sept. 4]. How I wish the members of the 104th Congress could show as much restraint and responsibility concerning the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! In contradiction of the intent of the 1980 Alaska Land Conservation Act, budget resolutions are being considered by this Congress that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas leases. There are better ways to balance the budget. While there is still time to make a difference, I hope we will all strongly encourage...
...Republican majority. Some of the top men in the House leadership are avid tobacco users. House majority leader Dick Armey and Republican Conference chairman John Boehner puff cigarettes, and House majority whip Tom DeLay often sports a wad of tobacco inside his lower lip. In the 104th Congress, smoking defines the angry-white-male revolution. It is the congressional equivalent of Ronald Reagan reaching for the Clint Eastwood "make-my-day" mythology. They're not politicians; they're Marlboro...
...will have to re-examine the feasibility of maintaining our current network of human services," Reeves said, while detailing programs targeted for cuts by the 104th Congress. "For this city choosing between services for its older and younger citizens will be a very wrenching reality...
Neumann and other freshmen budgeteers of the 104th Congress spent last week's recess on talk shows and in town-hall meetings, explaining what they had done. Says Brad Todd, an aide to Tennessee Congressman Van Hilleary: "We had a lot of educating to do." And while the reaction was, for the most part, complimentary or at least polite, "it's a very volatile situation," notes Representative Enid Waldholtz of Utah. "What we need to do is listen better to what people are saying...