Word: congressman
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...Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich admonished the crowd of activists at the conservative convention "to recognize that the '90s are not the '80s and certainly not the '70s." He warned against wasting energy on waging "holy war" over differences within the movement. As a backbencher, Gingrich used to ) enjoy making jihad. Today, as minority whip, he talks soberly of "opposition conservatism" being passe: "We must invent governing conservatism...
...Nicaraguan economy will need $1.3 billion a year for the next ten years just to keep ahead of the country's growing population. The U.N.O. has called for at least $2 billion in U.S. aid -- $200 million immediately and $600 million annually for the next three years. Oklahoma Democratic Congressman Dave McCurdy labels that request "outrageous...
...least two Democrats are already calling for an overhaul of the bailout. Minnesota Congressman Bruce Vento and Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey proposed bills last month that would scrap the Oversight Board and concentrate all responsibility for the rescue effort within one agency. Says Kerrey: "This is the No. 1 domestic problem, and it isn't being given the attention it deserves. Bush has dropped the ball." Even so, Congress and the Administration are likely to avoid returning to the S&L problem this year. Almost no one wants to admit defeat on a much applauded plan so soon after enacting...
...power of Washington's once feared tobacco lobby, Congress is considering 72 bills to inhibit tobacco use. Kennedy's proposal would create a $185 million Center for Tobacco Products, with broad powers to regulate the industry. His costly plan faces an uphill battle, as does another bill, proposed by Congressman Henry Waxman of California, that would allow only informational ads without pictures. Ironically, such ads are known in the trade as tombstones...
...attraction of alternatives is obvious. It costs $6 billion each year just to house the nation's inmate population, an amount that would pay for 250,000 residential drug-treatment slots. "It's time for a radical restructuring of priorities in our penal system," says New York Congressman Charles Rangel, who is sponsoring a bill that would provide $800 million to support alternative programs for drug offenders...