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...leadership in both houses now looks forward with dread to the 96th Congress, which is likely to be even more unmanageable than its predecessor, the 95th. The new members, like the electorate that chose them, will be hearing the disco beat and doing their own thing...
...95th Congress, Carter was able to count on the occasional, indispensable services of Minority Leader Howard Baker. Without Baker, the Panama Canal treaties would not have been ratified, the Turkish arms embargo lifted or the three-way Middle East weapons sale approved. But Baker may no longer be able to come to the aid of the President. No sooner were the election results apparent than conservative Republicans started plotting to take over at least some of the leadership positions in the Senate, including a challenge by Helms for on-floor leadership. Taking no chances, Baker dashed back to Washington...
...both liberals and some conservatives has put the Democrats more in line with Carter's personal position. But if Carter tries to push new spending programs or controversial foreign and defense policies, he is bound to face more flak from the 96th Congress than he did from the disruptive 95th. That applies particularly to the Strategic Arms Limitation treaty, for even Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd has misgivings about the pact...
Though banks in most states are still not authorized to offer NOW accounts, they will spread to the New York State market soon, as a result of an amendment that was unexpectedly passed in the hectic last days of the 95th Congress. Consequently, Citibank and Chase Manhattan have scrapped plans to offer PATS in favor of NOWs, and Chemical Bank and Manufacturers Hanover, which introduced PATS last week, plan to switch soon. Says Robert Lipp, head of Chemical Bank's metropolitan division: "NOWS are less confusing and cleaner. They are clearly...
...Democrats who last week Attended a $100-a-plate dinner in Baltimore's Civic Center. Carter was on hand to give a boost to Harry Hughes, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Maryland, but the President was also putting in a well-deserved plug for himself. As the 95th Congress came to a tumultuous close after passing 189 bills in its final week, Carter had reason to be pleased. Said the President: "We have a firm grip now on the fiscal management of our Government...