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...reduction in taxable income. A credit of $1,000 reduces a family's tax bill by $1,000. A $1,000 deduction would lower taxes by $150, $250 or $350, depending on whether a family was in the 15%, 25% or 35% tax bracket. Barbara Kennelly, a Democratic Congresswoman from Connecticut, objected that though Reagan billed his reforms as "pro-family," the child-care, IRA and other provisions seemed tilted toward just one kind of family: the classic one in which only the husband works and the wife stays home and takes care of the children...
...issued a few days later. At week's end Robb, Jim Blanchard of Michigan, and Bruce Babbitt of Arizona were the only Governors remaining of ten whose names had appeared on preliminary lists (among the dropouts: Bob Graham of Florida, Bill Clinton of Arkansas, Richard Lamm of Colorado). Ohio Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar announced that she would have nothing to do with the council, even though it had listed her as a member. Her defection left the council with no female members, a fact noted caustically by Connecticut Congresswoman Barbara Kennelly. Said she: "Forget it, gentlemen. I refuse to take...
...definitions of perfection, and of course she fell far short. But she probably came as close to the needs of the task as anybody could have. Her hair, her glasses, her polka-dot dress were all part of an intangible and authentic star quality that transformed a little-known Congresswoman from Queens into a national celebrity. Above all, it was the set of her jaw and the firm, conclusive nod of her head following some statement or other beginning, "Frankly, lemme tell ya," that showed the strength at her core...
...bank statements supplied to it by Ferraro and her husband. The report said that "a fair percentage of the missing checks are for sums in excess of $1,000 and up to a high of $22,078.35." The committee did not question Ferraro on the missing checks and the Congresswoman offered no explanation...
George Bush debased the office of Vice President by describing his participation in the debate with Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as an exercise in "kicking ass" [NATION...