Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bipartisanship was reflected in House votes for heavy defense spending. The House authorized $26.5 billion for research, development and purchase of new military weapons in fiscal 1976, up 27% from the spending for the current fiscal year and only modestly lower than Ford's original request. Congressmen also overwhelmingly rejected a proposed 70,000-man reduction in the 416,500 U.S. troops stationed overseas. Said Illinois Democratic Representative Abner Mikva: "I'd love to get our troops out of South Korea, but not this year. This year I'm afraid it would be perceived by the North...
...congressmen themselves were largely noncommital on these questions, but one, Henry S. Reuss (D-Wisc.), called for "the application of existing facets of the law of war to some of the hellishness that has been brought to our attention in Vietnam"--in effect, a call for some sort of war crimes proceedings. Since the war has ended, Reuss has remained silent on the subject of war crimes, and he will probably follow the lead of his colleagues on Capitol Hill in letting the matter rest...
...NEILL for a hero, Breslin had the opportunity to see what went on in the House, as well as within the Judiciary Committee. On the floor of the House, and in the corridors and cloakrooms, there was lot of wrangling over who should chair the Judiciary Committee. Many Congressmen who thought that the position was going to get a lot of publicity didn't want to give the place to Rodino, who was at that point an unknown from New Jersey. But O'Neill, who knew, as always, more than he showed, managed to convince the vying Congressmen that...
...House had not voted to do so. More smoke. Without any authority, O'Neill pushed Rodino into speeding the selection of an impeachment counsel, then into setting an impeachment timetable. John Doar was selected as counsel. O'Neill brandished pro-impeachment polls and the timetable at Congressmen. More mirrors...
...celebrating the victory of the Vietnamese people Tuesday. For whatever our presidents and Congressmen may say, that victory is ours as well...