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...world," he said. "There are so many people in this country that, because of these changes, feel like they're always going to be on the losing end of cost-cutting and quality issues in every sector of life." Much of the legislation that has passed--with bipartisan support--has been designed to soothe a country in flux: Kassebaum-Kennedy health-care portability, so that when you switch from one job to the next, your benefits are secure; minimum-wage increases to fight off the market's pressure on the working poor; and tax credits for families with children...
...bipartisan, 11-member commission was established in May to study increases in tuition and the costs of running a college or university. Its final report was expected last Thursday, but Republican lawmakers involved with the appointment of the commission balked at preliminary drafts that said college is still a bargain...
...approaches, Gephardt, staking out a position to the left of Al Gore '69, has steadily retreated from moderation. Earlier this year, he refused to support the bipartisan budget bill, trying to paint an image as a defender of traditional Democratic interests. Then, last month, he led the Democratic charge against a renewal of so-called "fast track" trade legislation, which gave President Clinton broader latitude in negotiating trade deals. Eighty percent of Democrats in the House joined their fearful leader in voting no on the bill, citing concerns about human rights and the environment, and constituent fears about job losses...
...bill's rousing bipartisan success, assured since President Clinton's October flip-flop, leaves Republicans with a new problem: How to keep their lead on taxes, which, with the 1998 races looming, has fast become politics' most attractive issue...
Rubin's self-cancellation was part of the complicated game over Kerrey-Portman, a bill that developed out of the bipartisan commission on IRS reform headed by Senate Democrat Bob Kerrey of Nebraska and House Republican Rob Portman of Ohio. More than once over the past year the White House has rushed forward with reform proposals to pre-empt the commission, which issued its report in June. All the same, by mid October, when the House Ways and Means Committee was wrapping up consideration of the bill, the proposal for an outside board of directors was still a red flag...