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...also unusual that the chairmen of two congressional subcommittees would find it necessary to address a letter to the President of their own party, taking strong issue with him. The fact that they have done so reveals what a wide gulf there is between the Congress and the President and his staff on a matter that touches the lives of virtually every citizen...
...Byrd, a night-school lawyer who is a first-rate legislative technician. His job is to act as the Senate's traffic cop, controlling the flow of legislation and debate. A master of the Senate's rules and precedents, Byrd hustles through an endless round of meetings with committee chairmen, powerful Senate barons and rebellious mavericks, trying to head off trouble. He pleads with recalcitrant Senators for support, does favors to pacify them, like scheduling their pet bills, or tries to put off action on controversial legislation until antagonists compromise on their own. During last year's session, Byrd...
...changes, crucial committee decisions last year, like the horse-trading on the final version of the bill raising Social Security taxes, were made before press and public, not in secret as they previously would have been. The seniority system has been weakened, eliminating many of the old, autocratic committee chairmen who could block important legislation on a whim. Chairmen, who are now elected by members of the majority in each chamber, have become more responsive to the rank and file...
After voting for the CUE members, ERG selected three co-chairmen to guide the group's future activities. Debra Gelin '79, Robin Hacke '80 and Bonnie Norman '80 were chosen by lot from six candidates...
...liberals. A particularly galling development for Burns must be that he is the chairman under whom the Federal Reserve lost some of its cherished independence. Congress, since 1975, has compelled the board at least to disclose its goals on money supply, rather than keeping them secret as all previous chairmen had been allowed...