Word: congressmen
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Since then, angry constituents have deluged Congressmen and Senators with phone calls and mail, and now the legislators' courage is running out, particularly among those up for re-election this fall. Last week, in a sudden about-face, the House Speaker became the leader of the retreat. Observed a Democratic House aide: "I've never seen O'Neill run so fast. He simply panicked...
Carter's proposed $25 billion cut in income taxes would offset next year's Social Security increase. But anxious Congressmen and Senators feel they cannot wait until the bill reaches the floor of the House, probably by June. Last week O'Neill urged the White House to take the initiative in rolling back the Social Security tax boost. Said he: "They had better move, because if they don't, Congress will." Afterward, Presidential Aide Stuart Eizenstat asked the Treasury Department to submit a list of alternative revenue sources to Carter this week. Said a Treasury official...
...Wallop has persisted with hundreds of questions. How, he asks, could Civiletti not have been aware of the details of Marston's investigations, particularly the fact that the targets included two Pennsylvania Congressmen, Joshua Eilberg and Daniel Flood? Civiletti said he had never even heard of Flood until recently. Wallop was incredulous. "Senator. I have no idea who three-fourths of the Congressmen are," said Civiletti wryly...
...debate does not seem to interest Congressmen who, in an election year, don't want to anger voters who think they need aid. Congressmen are finding the increase in the Social Security tax that passed in December to be immensely unpopular, and they would like to return some cash to the pockets they recently picked...
Gibson says he is worried that, unless Congressmen hear strong support from their constituents for the student-aid bill, they will pass the tax credit, which appears to be a simple way of allocating the money, rather than take the time to understand the more complicated impact of the student aid bill...