Word: bonior
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...member of the House was surprised by the move, reports TIME's Jay Carney. Once they recovered, Democrats were quick to cry foul, charging that the loan was ethically questionable, coming as it did from someone who has just joined a high-powered Washington lobbying firm. Minority whip David Bonior claimed that Dole had passed Gingrich a "sweetheart deal" paid for by the tobacco lobby. "Dole is not a lobbyist per se," notes Carney. "And there is a provision in the loan that should he become a lobbyist, the loan will be turned over to a commercial bank. In general...
...House Minority Whip David Bonior (D-Mich.), after Newt Gingrich's re-election yesterday as Speaker of the House...
...House G.O.P. leaders rallied to support his re-election, Democrats circled ravenously. Said David Bonior, Democratic whip and the Speaker's nemesis: "Mr. Gingrich engaged in a pattern of tax fraud, lies and cover-up in paving his road to the second highest office of this land. He is not worthy of that office." Bonior called for the Department of Justice, the FBI, a grand jury and others to investigate. Said he: "The Gingrich case does not end here...
...speech to the G.O.P. convention, Heintz declared that "taxes, taxes, taxes" would be the theme of her campaign. She meant lowering federal taxes, but incumbent David Bonior had a different idea when he revealed the next day that Heintz hadn't paid some of her own taxes. Heintz blamed her husband, whom she has since divorced, and all the taxes have now been paid. Taxes aside, Heintz' record won her key endorsements...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "[Thanks in part to the] backing of Governor John Engler, America's tax-cutting champion, I was chosen to take on America's tax-raising champion, David Bonior...