Word: congressmen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Senate has long been a haven for the rich, but some enterprising House members aren't doing so badly themselves. Under a House rule, Congressmen elected in 1980 or earlier are allowed to "convert" unspent funds in their campaign war chests to their personal use if they leave the House by 1992. With the deadline closing in, at least six members who have accumulated $1 million or more could decide to cash in. New York Democrats Stephen Solarz and Charles Schumer may be fighting for the same seat after their districts are reapportioned, and both are considering challenging Republican Senator...
Fearful that voters may eventually demand an end to the shell game, Senators and Congressmen from both sides of the aisle are racing to offer alternatives to Moynihan's proposal. Some of the trial balloons...
...steep run-up has prompted Congressmen and consumer advocates to accuse oil companies of taking advantage of the deep freeze to gouge their customers. Citizen Action, a consumer group, says the profits that refiners were making on residential heating oil in the Northeast jumped at least 150% in the past three months; in New Jersey the increase was 314%. Last week the Energy Department said it was launching a study to determine whether oil companies colluded to raise prices...