Word: bentsens
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Even members of the Cabinet seemed a bit addled. On the morning Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala told a Senate committee the bill sets no global budget -- that is, no limit on total national spending for health care -- Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen and Labor Secretary Robert Reich separately testified that it does. (In fact, there is nothing called a global budget, but the Administration hopes limits on insurance-premium increases will have the same effect...
...curious new species. "The political turf of parody and satirists has almost always been left," Jeff Greenfield says. "It's one thing to attack liberals. But to be laughing at them -- that's when some people get crazy." Limbaugh calls the grandly elegant Secretary of the Treasury "Lord Bentsen." He calls the presidential counselor David Rodham Gergen...
Later that day, Treasury chief Lloyd Bentsen told Texas Instruments workers in Representative Sam Johnson's north Dallas district that the firm would add 2,000 jobs if NAFTA is approved. Johnson's vote too is up for grabs...
...efforts on behalf of the budget and health care. Every Tuesday or Wednesday in the Roosevelt Room, Clinton meets for at least an hour with 10 to 20 undecided House members from both parties. The goal is to meet all waverers by the end of October. Once a week, Bentsen, Vice President Al Gore, Trade Representative Mickey Kantor and economics counselor Bob Rubin invite to Washington 100 business and opinion leaders -- mostly handpicked by undecided House members -- to learn more about the pact. Every visitor receives a follow-up note from the President and a call from someone...
...Christopher initiative, however belated, indicates that Washington is eager to mend fences. After Shattuck, Agriculture Secretary Michael Espy will visit Beijing to discuss trade issues, and there is talk of a subsequent foray by Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen. Finally, Clinton will meet with Jiang in Seattle around Nov. 20 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit...