Word: bipartisanism
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...advantage of the 18-month deadline was that it would carry the whole controversy past the 1984 presidential elections, and thus would reduce its importance as a campaign issue. In announcing the proposed deal, Reagan declared that he was pleased with the congressional support on a "solid bipartisan basis." Asked who had won the dispute, White House Chief of Staff James Baker, who had headed a four-member Administration team that negotiated with congressional representatives, replied, "The country won. To the extent that there was uncertainty in Damascus and elsewhere as to what this Government would do, the uncertainty...
...legal aid lawyers for the poor in civil cases. Reagan's animosity dates from the late '60s when as Governor of California he was unable to restrict some state social programs because of legal aid lawsuits. Even after it became clear two years ago that a bipartisan congressional majority was going to protect Legal Services, Administration officials continued their assault. Now, with Reagan appointees at the top, a new phase in the conflict has opened. The LSC is at war with itself...
What is more, there is impressive bipartisan agreement on the reasons for this course. The deficits may choke off the budding economic recovery, all right, but they may not do it-or at any rate, the damage may not be noticeable-until 1985. Meanwhile, there is no great public clamor for action. So with any luck, both tax increases and cuts in Government spending that might offend powerful groups of voters can be put off until after the elections. And if that turns out to be too late? Well...
...would set the stage for a dismal charade: first a presidential veto, threatening theoretically to put the Government out of business, then anguished negotiations, and finally a compromise maintaining spending at levels a bit higher than currently scheduled. What makes these prospects especially depressing is that there is strong bipartisan agreement on what should be done: a deal wherein the White House would swallow tax increases and a slowdown in defense spending, and Congress would quit opposing cuts in social spending...
...increased only 2%. Similarly, the indexing of income tax brackets scheduled to take effect in 1985 would be modified. Under present law, if prices rise 5%, a taxpayer's income would have to rise more than 5% before he was pushed into a higher tax bracket. Under the bipartisan bills even a 2% increase would cause many to pay more...