Word: congressmen
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...Powell quipped that "the President's afraid to leave town." Domestic Adviser Stuart Eizenstat patrolled outside the conference room, lobbying for Carter's position that an increased share of the tax relief go to lower-and middle-income taxpayers. Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal was consulting constantly with Congressmen; among other things, he warned them that a tax bill would be vetoed if it contained, as the Nunn amendment did, "restraints" on future federal budgets. The committee bowed to the pressure and substantially watered down the measure. For a time, however, it seemed that Congressman Barber Conable...
Conrail is also plagued by high labor costs and uneconomic routes. Because it inherited the entire work forces of the six lines and has avoided large-scale layoffs, it spends 660 of every revenue dollar on labor costs, vs. an average 520 for other U.S. railroads. Clamoring Congressmen have blocked Conrail from eliminating service on a number of money-losing short lines that helped drive the six railroads into bankruptcy in the first place. Even Conrail's best trunk lines are short one-way hauls, with the cars returning to the terminal as empties. Explains William Druhan, a senior...
Last week Carter gathered 30 Republican Congressmen for breakfast at the White House to praise their emphasis on fiscal restraint and control of the bureaucracy, "the two issues that led to my election." He thanked them for backing "the guts" of his legislative program-and conceded that he "could not have prevailed without Republican support." The breakfast turned out to be more than a gesture of appreciation. The tributes had hardly ended before Carter was lobbying the G.O.P. Congressmen for support of his energy program, which comes up for a House vote this week...
...unorthodox solution: an amnesty for any undocumented alien who arrived in the U.S. before 1970 and could prove it. Those who arrived after that date would be granted five-year temporary residence status, and at the end of that time would be asked to leave. A number of Congressmen object to leave. A number of Congressmen object to Carter's policy on the grounds that it is unworkable, or even undesirable, and have stalled it in the Senate Immigration Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee. The amnesty may never see daylight...
...Christian Science Monitor's journalistic breakfast impresario, leading 38 colleagues up to front door just like wanted guests. No Marine Band in the foyer, but can almost hear a Sousa march as we proceed into State Dining Room. Elegant E-shaped table with cut fall flowers. Feel like Congressmen with votes in pockets. Orange juice at door for quick fix. Eggs (poached and scrambled), sausage, bacon, buns. Better cuisine than reported...