Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that scaled back some previous demands but kept severe cuts in education and welfare. His plan was expected to meet continued resistance when it went before the Democratic-controlled legislature this week. "Enough is enough," Wilson pleaded. "Innocent people are suffering because of the inability of those in the capitol to make difficult decisions...
...From the beginning, the RTC, whose charter is to find and prosecute the crooked, the greedy and the inept among the nation's thrift managers, has been dogged by questions of efficiency, propriety and conflict of interest. Last week three RTC attorneys had more bad news; they testified on Capitol Hill that they had been blocked from prosecuting former S&L officials...
...been pressing Bush to promote a bolder economic-growth program. After fencing over nuances with White House agents supervising the platform, the Weber group won a few concessions. One called for the "ultimate" repeal of the tax increases imposed in the 1990 deficit- reduction deal between Bush and Capitol Hill. That Bush went along with the compromise still rankles many conservatives, though others feel that the deficit would be even worse without it. Weber, who is quitting Congress, mourns the loss of fervor for Reaganomics. "It's discouraging," he says, "how little supply-side sentiment is left among elected Republicans...
...Bush-Quayle high command tried to counter this brewing insurrection last week by dispatching campaign manager Fred Malek to Capitol Hill. Malek gave House Republicans an upbeat private briefing and a slick brochure trumpeting the President's accomplishments. But many G.O.P. lawmakers felt patronized and berated Malek and his campaign colleagues for the message "vacuum" that has allowed Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore to pull some 30 points ahead of Bush in the polls. Minnesota's Vin Weber said several of his colleagues sarcastically urged the Bush-Quayle campaign to stop "sitting on our lead." Meanwhile, some of Bush...
Once again, those would-be statesmen on Capitol Hill are trying to micromanage American foreign policy and legislate morality in another country -- something Congress does often and badly. Over the next several weeks, the Senate will almost certainly pass a bill that would punish China for its internal tyranny and irresponsible international behavior by restricting its trade with...