Word: bonior
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...their friendship contract -- so late Friday he was scrambling to get members' home phone numbers to campaign over the weekend. Georgia's Ed Jenkins, an ally of powerful Chicago Congressman Dan Rostenkowski, is another likely candidate. Former Budget Chairman Bill Gray, Arkansas' Beryl Anthony and Michigan's David Bonior will probably fight it out for Coelho's majority-whip slot...
Speakers at the rally incuded Boston Mayor Raymond S. Flynn, U.S. Rep. David E. Bonior (D-Mich.) and Mel King, a founder of the Rainbow Coalition...
...Zinser took a tough stance, announcing that "I am in charge." As the protest mounted, her mood moderated. "I didn't know we would have this level of conflict," she told TIME. Her position was weakened when she was urged to consider stepping down by Democratic Congressman David E. Bonior of Michigan, a member of Gallaudet's board who had favored hiring a deaf president. If Zinser stayed on, Bonior warned, Congress might be reluctant to increase the school's $76 million annual budget, three-quarters of which comes from the Federal Government...
...David Bonior (D -Mich.), leader of ananti-contra group of lawmakers, said that duringsix years of debate over the Administration'spolicy, "The case against contra aid has beenoverwhelming." He included allegations of humanrights abuses by the rebels and theAdministration's covert aid policy uncovered bythe summer's Iran-Contra hearings. But he said theissue has become even more crucial because of thepeace process...
...opponents remain confident that Congress will refuse to renew the funding. "Even after six days of Ollie North, there is still no clear majority in favor of contra aid," said Michigan Congressman Dave Bonior, chief deputy Democratic whip. "I think we have an excellent chance of cutting off aid." Predictions of a complete cutoff were widespread last fall when it was first learned that the Administration had been circumventing congressional restrictions on support for the rebels. But lawmakers now admit that any new aid package must be considered apart from the scandal. "With North's testimony, there's obviously...