Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Yolton, who was master of ceremonies, encouraged the group to write their Congressmen, adding that "the time is now to pressure Congressional officials into granting unconditional amnesty to all Vietnam war resisters...
Under Kriesberg, the magazine was completely revised to include many student contributions, staff articles, and outside submissions from freshmen congressmen and Institute Fellows among others. Kriesberg and Gary Meisel '74, SAC members, served terms as editors, and the Student Advisory Committee provided most of the Review's income. But changes were in the wind...
...swinging too far the other way." While Congress can set basic policy guidelines, he feels it lacks the means for "executing a coherent, consistent, comprehensive policy." Kissinger could not resist taking another one of his digs at Congress that have earned him enemies on the Hill. How could Congressmen say he was disdainful of them, he asked, when "my friends say I've spent seven years in Washington concealing my contempt...
...Democrats were rallying in an attempt to override the veto, and Ford was extremely anxious to foil them. The unwieldy bill contained $916 million for programs, mainly health, that the President felt the nation could not readily afford. House Minority Leader John Rhodes, Minority Whip Robert Michel, Congressmen John Anderson from Illinois and Barber Conable from New York knew that the President looked upon the vote as a key test of his ability to defend his tight budget. Not incidentally, a victory would give his campaign against Conservative Ronald Reagan a flying start by showing that Ford was not only...
...turned out last week, Ford and the Republicans had a great deal of trouble. Not only was the President's veto overridden by a substantial margin-310 to 113-but 49 of the 144 Republican Congressmen voted with the Democrats. The startling defeat for Ford set the mood and the stage for what promises to be a congressional session full of tough, partisan politics and bitter confrontations with the White House. Hoping to help themselves-as well as their presidential candidate, whoever he may be-in the upcoming elections, the Democrats will be out to portray Ford...