Word: 86th
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...black terms of fiscal policy, it was a dramatic occasion. After a paring arid scraping, President Eisenhower had almost in hand, to present to the 86th Congress next month, a balanced budget with about $77 billion incoming against about $77 billion outgoing...
...Democratic 86th Congress is certain to buck violently against the Administration budget in such fields as reclamation and social welfare. But in that sense the mere presentation of a balanced budget puts the Administration in a favorable position: anyone who wants to spend more will have to unbalance it-and suffer the possible political consequences...
...President's belief was that with only 34 Republicans in the Senate of the 86th Congress, he should seek unity at all costs-and he thought that kind of unity could be best achieved under the Old Guard leadership, even though it has steadfastly opposed him. So the White House staff went into action. Items...
...stay strictly within the budget limits set by tightfisted, hard-minded Budget Director Maurice Stans. The President, who meant to work at enforcing his order, had set himself to one of the toughest jobs of his White House life: a no-holds-barred effort to present to the 86th Congress a balanced budget after a crisis-ridden year in which the U.S. is going about $10 billion into...
...opening of the Democratic 86th Congress was almost two months away, but the trenches were already dug and the caissons were moving up for what could be a historic battle: in the first hours of the 86th, a now-or-never effort will be made to change the U.S. Senate's Rule XXII, which, in its present form, makes it all but impossible to cut off filibusters...