Word: chairmen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...budget talks between the White House and Congress falter this week, don't be quick to blame Republican intransigence. An internal G.O.P. strategy memo prepared for House and Senate budget committee chairmen John Kasich and Pete Domenici shows Republicans were so dispirited by their showdown with Clinton last time around that they are ready to put almost everything on the table this year. Drafted in late March and obtained by TIME last week, the memo states that the G.O.P.'s "minimum requirements" for a budget deal with the President are minimal indeed: modest spending reductions, small tax cuts and "saving...
...party in two. On one side are the veteran Republicans who, for all their euphoria at sweeping into power in 1994, understood that there was only so much mileage to be gained from roughshod reform; eventually life would return to its rhythms and routines, things would slow down, chairmen would take more power. But they hadn't counted on the reactions of the newest recruits, whose political lives began with Gingrich's call to arms. Mark Neumann stopped building houses in Wisconsin, Steve Largent quit his business in Oklahoma, Scarborough stopped trying cases in Florida, and they...
That was all too much for 11 novice lawmakers, who decided to make their stand by blowing up a fairly routine vote on funding congressional committees. The chairmen had crafted a bill that increased spending 14%. Many of the younger members were appalled. They had made it a matter of honor that when asking citizens to tighten their belts, accept welfare reform or cut entitlements like Social Security, Congress had to make some sacrifices as well. The rebellion forced Gingrich to hold a series of meetings in mid-March to try to yank the rebels back in line. "We were...
...President, he is channeling his immense popularity into promoting volunteerism. He will serve as general chairman of the Presidents' Summit for America's Future, which kicks off with an Olympian opening ceremony in Philadelphia on April 27. Joining him on the steps of Independence Hall will be co-chairmen Bill Clinton and George Bush. (Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford will also appear during the three-day event...
Also, from what I'd read, it took $250,000 in the last campaign to get what Republican fund raisers call a "season ticket"--access to the committee chairmen of your choice--and about the same amount to get what President Clinton calls "a respectful hearing" at the White House. As they used to say on the South Side of Chicago, that ain't yogurt...