Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Congressmen on the Wing Flying Congressmen around the world [April 23] is a lot cheaper than paying for the programs they foist on us. I suggest we "Keep 'em flyin...
...House then thumbed down the plan, 246 to 159. One reason was that the same compromise that placated farm-state Senators angered urban Congressmen. Pennsylvania and California Representatives, whose states would have got less gas than under Carter's original proposal, voted heavily against it. Republicans seized on the chance to voice ideological hostility to Government regulation -and embarrass a Democratic President making an unpopular proposal. "We do not need rationing; we need production!" cried John Ashbrook of Ohio. But the biggest reason for the turndown was simple fear that a vote even for stand-by rationing...
...groups on grassroots lobbying." A very high percentage of this is spent by corporations and trade associations. It takes the form of print and electronic media advertisements as well as communications with employees and shareholders. Questions of public policy are discussed, a position is advocated and often letters to Congressmen are urged...
...demands is May 15. Failing this, the dismembering of Amtrak that he wants will become permanent. If we are to have any rail passenger service in the future, it is imperative that Congress rejects the President's plan. Persons who realize the importance of this should write to their Congressmen and Senators immediately, because there is no time to lose. John J. Bowman...
...side, the release of the dissidents was only part of the Kremlin's effort to appear benign.* The flow of Jewish emigration, which the U.S. Congress has made a precondition of the granting of most-favored-nation trading status to the Soviets, is swelling to record levels. Some Congressmen believe that the tough trade policy forced the Kremlin to ease its emigration policy. That view, however, is disputed by Administration specialists. They argue that by Unking freer trade with freer emigration Congress actually caused Moscow to clamp down on exit visas for about two years to demonstrate that...