Word: bipartisanism
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...Senator spoke of a bipartisan, conservative Establishment that had existed at least from the early years of this century. He also introduced a list of 21 current Senators comprising a "preferred group" by virtue of their committee assignments, but at least eight of the group could be called liberals. One definition agrees with those who have cited a "conservative coalition" or an "unholy alliance," the other with those who see an inner "club" based on seniority, ability, and personality, more than on politics. For Clark, the Establishment may consist, by definition, of the determined opponents of his proposals. This would...
Some liberal Democrats even found themselves voting with the majorities against bipartisan moves to decrease the oil-depletion allowance, long a liberal bugaboo, and to eliminate some of the tax benefits that corporation executives now derive from stock options...
...borrowed a leaf from the Missouri Plan by appointing a seven-man (three lawyers, three laymen, one judge) Judicial Nominating Commission to recommend candidates (all vacancies are in Philadelphia). The judges Scranton finally chooses will face the voters when their terms run out, but they can expect the bipartisan support now given to most Philadelphia judges. By specifying that the nominating commission is to list three names for each vacancy, Scranton should avoid the unhappy quandary of New York's Mayor Wagner, who set up a similar committee two years ago, but is now quarreling bitterly with...
...foreign aid program, the situation may already have gone beyond remedy by words, no matter how reasonable. Not even a bipartisan effort by the Senate's leaders could stem the anti-foreign aid tide. In the vain hope of preventing worse cuts, Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and G.O.P. Leader Everett Dirksen had agreed to drop $385 million from the $4.2 billion recommended by Foreign Relations. But the Senate went even farther, whacked $25 million from the Development Loan Fund, $125 million from the President's foreign aid contingency fund, reapplied $75 million of that to increase the Alliance...
...leverage on this thing now and I don't think we'll get anywhere unless we use it." The Republicans quickly came to a decision, and Halleck delivered it to President Kennedy. In effect, it was an ultimatum saying that unless the President backed a bipartisan bill encompassing G.O.P. civil rights proposals, Republicans would do nothing to stop Judiciary Committee approval of the too-tough subcommittee bill...