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Dole, once known around Capitol Hill for wearing his price tags on his sleeve, was content to call for a bipartisan commission to take the issue "out of politics." But both candidates have little standing on the issue: Clinton did propose a bill in 1994, but he never pressed for it. So it fell to Ross Perot to lend credibility to the cause last week, and his poll numbers quickly began rising into double digits across several closely fought states. "If I am your President," he said, "we will put a sign all across Washington--NOT FOR SALE...
Sanders is the only independent in Congress, and the first socialist to serve on Capitol Hill since 1928. His outsider status has made it difficult for him to pass his sponsored legislation, but he has fought successfully for $1.08 billion to fund fuel assistance for the poor and outlaw the denial of health insurance to domestic-abuse victims. He also advocates higher taxes for the wealthy and a 50% military budget...
...Rock Springs EDUCATION: U of Wyoming, B.S., 1964, M.A., 1970; U of Oregon, J.D., 1978 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; professor POLITICAL CAREER: Wyoming Health and Human Services director, 1985-86, Secretary of State, 1987-95; Democratic nominee for Governor, 1994 ADDRESS: 1807 Capitol Avenue, Suite 100, Cheyenne...
...increased aid to education. Whether a re-elected Clinton would support those measures, however, is uncertain. Least likely is the combination of a Dole presidency and a Democrat-led Congress--an outcome that could render Dole's entire agenda, from tax cuts to shrinking government, dead on arrival on Capitol Hill...
...years. "Carol and I are homesick. We miss Montana...I drive by the fishing holes, but can't cast my line. I drive by the hiking trails and want [to walk] on them." That says more about the simple attractions of home than the shortcomings of life on Capitol Hill...