Word: bipartisanism
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...Reagan's philosophical convictions make him loath to propose any tax increase any time, and his political sensibilities make him doubly loath to do such a thing in an election year. At one point, aides inserted in a State of the Union draft a plan to appoint a bipartisan commission to make recommendations on how to attack the deficits. But Reagan is leaning against that idea, essentially because he sees no political mileage...
...sacked members, Mary Frances Berry and Blandina Cardenas Ramirez, sued in federal court for an injunction forbidding their removal, arguing that the action violated the commission's legal status as an independent body. More than 30 Senators and 19 Representatives lined up to sponsor a bipartisan resolution to have commission members appointed by Congress rather than by the President. After much negotiating, a compromise was reached: the new Civil Rights Commission would have eight members, four to be appointed by the President and four by Congress. Berry and Ramirez retained their positions, but the lineup resulted in a conservative...
...death squads. In the past two months, Administration officials, including Vice President George Bush, have streamed into San Salvador to denounce right-wing killing as no more acceptable than the violence perpetuated by the left. That view received additional endorsement from President Reagan's bipartisan Kissinger commission on Central America, which suggested "conditioning" vastly increased amounts...
...message that Ronald Reagan welcomed. Said the President: "I'm impressed with the depth of the analysis and the creativity of the recommendations." Reagan might well have been even more impressed by the skill of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in winning substantial bipartisan support from his commission for a program that the Great Communicator has been unable to sell to a skeptical Congress and nation. The commission, composed of Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, displayed enough independence to avoid any imputation that it had acted as a rubber stamp. The Democrats, led by AFL-CIO President...
Reagan is considering appointing a new bipartisan panel to forge a consensus on the tough tax and spending measures needed to reduce the nearly $200 billion deficit. He will undoubtedly find the Grace report of great help as he tries to score rhetorical points in his continual campaign against congressional spendthrifts, even those in his own party. But the findings also pose a political challenge. If such huge savings are possible, Democrats can ask, why has Reagan failed so dismally at cutting waste...