Word: billings
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...State Legislature, meanwhile, the Natural Resources Committee is considering H.R. 6716, a bill "regulating the generation, transportation, storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes." Among other things, the bill promises public hearings in areas marked for potential dumping sites. If state regulations aren't enough, Harvard has Cambridge to think about. The last time a similar situation occurred--when Cambridge city officials temporarily blocked recombinant DNA experiments because of potential dangers to the community--town-gown tensions were rubbed raw. "It's not a local problem at this point, but it could be in the future," says Robin Schmidt, vice...
...personal life. To start the counterattack, Carter's aides gathered at a meeting with some 20 Democratic officeholders who support the President. Among those who showed up for the after-dinner session, held in the Watergate apartment of Democratic Troubleshooter Robert Strauss: Congressmen Dante Fascell of Florida, Bill Alexander of Arkansas, Mario Biaggi of New York, John Murtha of Pennsylvania, Bill Hefner of North Carolina; Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, Georgia Governor George Busbee, New York Lieutenant Governor Mario Cuomo and California State Treasurer Jesse Unruh. The politicians urged the President to declare his candidacy at once to keep support...
...Defense Department for help in lobbying for the increase, and were angered when the military refused, on orders from the White House. Carter advisers explained that Democratic congressional leaders had asked the Executive Branch to stay out of the budget fight in the House. The leaders figured that the bill to be voted on last week contained all the money for the military that liberals would accept; lobbying by the Administration for anything more might cause liberals to vote against the bill. Said Majority Leader Jim Wright...
...leaders had not found it. Complaining that they had been doublecrossed by the Administration, the hawks voted against the bill, contributing to its defeat, 213 to 192. This week House Speaker Tip O'Neill and fellow Democratic leaders will try to find a compromise; now that the conservatives have let off steam, the chances of doing so seem good...
When the fight reached the floor of the House, conservatives managed to round up enough support to defeat the bill, 203 to 192. Several Congressmen blamed the beating on poor Administration lobbying...