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...Neill lobbied just as hard on their side of the aisle. When Rostenkowski realized that certain Democrats were purposely avoiding the floor during the debate so as not to have their arms twisted, he demanded a quorum call to force members to show up in the chamber. "I want to get them over here where I can get my hands on them," he said...
Opposition Leaders Newt Gingrich of Georgia and John Rousselot of California, both Republicans, also had an impressive lobbying force behind them. Among the heavyweights: the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Federation of Independent Business and the staff of the 250,000-member U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As the debate wound down, Gingrich and Rousselot counted only 139 votes for the bill. But despite their well-organized efforts, presidential persuasiveness turned out to be more powerful. When the tally was over, 103 Republicans and 123 Democrats voted for the tax increase, eight more than a majority. Opposing the bill were...
...closing our doors to many who should be welcomed." Civil rights groups and Senate liberals thought that employers would use the sanctions as an excuse to hire fewer Hispanics and other minorities. Conservatives such as Jesse Helms of North Carolina and John Tower of Texas joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in arguing that the sanctions would impose an unfair burden on farmers and small businessmen. For all of these reasons, and simply because the Simpson approach is so comprehensive, there is likely to be heated wrangling when the House takes up its companion version next month...
Over eleven years Watt held Washington jobs that honed his expertise and his ideology. As a U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbyist, he worked to defeat all manner of environmental regulation. In the Nixon and Ford Administrations he served a well-rounded apprenticeship: as an Interior deputy in charge of water management, as director of the department's land-buying Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and, finally, as a federal power commissioner. As a result, Secretary Watt's technical mastery of his job is positively staggering...
Disclaimers aside, Suarez clearly hopes to play a pivotal role in the next Cortes. Currently, the Socialists hold 119 seats in the 350-member Chamber of Deputies, and they are expected to gain at least another 30 or so in the elections. That would put them within striking distance of the 176-seat majority needed to form a government. If the newly created Center Party musters enough seats to help make up the difference and put the Socialists into office, it could ward off a growing challenge from a right-wing coalition led by Popular Alliance Leader Manuel Fraga Iribarne...