Word: bipartisan
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that Baker had been Lyndon Johnson's protege. But when Senator Dirksen proposed a 17-man committee to investigate ethics in the federal government, he precluded any close study of the misuse of privileges and prerogative, Democrats and Republicans closed ranks. The Senate finally established an ineffectual six-man bipartisan committee to study "allegations of improper conduct" by Senators. This committee, however, has yet to be set up by the Senate Democratic leadership...
...What is needed is a bipartisan study group to look into the problem as a totality," Nichols said. He suggested that any program should start among the patients and doctors themselves, rather than as some solution imposed on the medical profession from...
...functioning as a loyal opposition in Congress, the GOP can be a constructive force in the formulation of legislative decisions and national goals. This year's civil rights bill was substantially improved by Republican participation in the debate, and even under Taft conservatism contributed materially to housing legislation and bipartisan foreign policy. Constructive criticism during the new Johnson administration--in such areas as tax reform, education legislation, and defense policy. Constructive criticism during the new Johnson administration--in such areas as tax reform, education legislation, and defense policies--will be consistent with the tradition of an effective minority party...
...improve the lot of the state's coal industries and their employees, and in 1962 persuaded President Kennedy to order the purchase of more domestic and less foreign coal. He made headlines over the past year during the Bobby Baker investigation. He has joined Sen. Clark in an unusual bipartisan "Report to the People" on television in non-campaign years. He was instrumental in securing the 1962 gubernatorial nomination for Scranton and, though a maverick on many issues, he has achieved a position of leadership within the state party organization...
Fifteen years ago, California politics was floating through an era of constructive good feeling. Governor Earl Warren had spread his bipartisan patrimony over every policial faction, and candidates ran for office with genteel good humor, eschewing debate for folksy celebrations of the sun, surf, and oranges...