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...There were other political calculations as well. DeLay knew he'd be trumping the Democrats with one of their traditional constituencies. He also has locked in the votes to succeed Congressman Dick Armey as majority leader when Armey retires at the end of this term. But DeLay has been looking for foreign policy issues that show he can enunciate positions for the Republican Party as the future House majority leader. DeLay met with Bush after the Missouri speech. Bush told him he understood that DeLay was voicing Republican frustration with the administration's Middle East policy and appreciated that...
CONVICTED. JAMES A. TRAFICANT JR., 60, flamboyant Ohio Congressman known for punctuating his raucous floor speeches with "Beam me up!"; of 10 federal charges, including bribery, racketeering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice; in Cleveland. The nine-term Democrat, who does not have a law degree, represented himself in court, clashed frequently with the judge and now faces up to 63 years in prison...
...Monica” or “leotard” instead of the standard “cheese” and, with typical belligerence, declared that my dysfunctional camera was the result of faulty Chinese craftsmanship. (I owned a Kodak disposable.) As the shutter clicked, the U.S. Congressman put me in a half-Nelson...
...know that most of the legislative activity - the bill drafting and vote trading - occurs off the Senate and House floors in committees. But bills ultimately have to be voted on by the full chamber. And the only thing definite a congressman or senator has to do on your behalf is cast his or her vote. But they don't do much of that these days. Last week I was talking to a Republican congressman and I asked him about legislative priorities his party had for this session. "Gee, I don't know," he said, half joking. "We're hardly ever...
...back to our states," they'll insist. Actually, that's not the case. Most of a member's time is spent getting reelected. Congressional staffers tell me privately that as much as three-fourths of their day is spent ensuring that their boss keeps his job. The mail the congressman sends out, the district newsletters, the trips back home, they're all part of the campaign to keep that politician exposed to local folks so come election time they'll vote for him. "What about the public interest?" I remember asking an aide once. He looked at me like...