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...Bevill, D-Ala. (4) Bill Brewster, D-Okla. (3) Glen Browder, D-Ala. (3) Sam Brownback, R-Kans. (2) John Bryant, D-Texas (5) Jim Chapman, D-Texas (1) William F. Clinger, R-Pa. (5) Ronald D. Coleman, D-Texas (16) Barbara-Rose Collins, D-Mich. (15)* Cardiss Collins, D-Ill. (7) Wes Cooley R-Ore. (2) Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill. (20) E. ("Kika") de la Garza, D-Texas (15) Cleo Fields D-La. (4) Jack Fields, R-Texas (8) Harold E. Ford, D-Tenn. (9) Pete Geren, D-Texas (12) Sam M. Gibbons, D-Fla. (11) Enid Greene...
...pins on the House floor, a strange alliance of anti-abortion Republicans and liberal Democrats tried -- and failed -- to derail the"Contract With America" welfare reform billthis morning. Soon the shouting began: "Will you get these highly paid members to sit down and shut up?" roared Rep. Sam Gibbons (D-Fla.). Other Democrats then erupted when several Republicans backed an amendment to use up to $70 billion in savings from the welfare program to fund tax cuts, rather than ease the deficit, as the "Contract With America" promises. "They're calling it a 'technical correction' -- like a typo -- but this...
Three Democratic House members today accused Speaker Newt Gingrich of ethical improprieties in accepting free cable TV time worth $150,000 to $200,000 from Glenn Jones, the seventh-largest U.S. cable operator. The three, representatives Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.), Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) and Harry Johnston (D-Fla.) filed a complaint with the House ethics committee, claiming that Jones has a vested interest in proposed congressional reforms. Gingrich spokesman Tony Blankley tried to turn the tables by claiming Johnston is in a group of lawmakers who meet regularly to dig up dirt on the speaker. Gingrich previously was accused...
...Senators today launched an attempt to end the six-month-old baseball strike with legislation that would partially repeal the sport's 73-year-old antitrust exemption. Players union head Donald Fehr lauded the bill, introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) and Bob Graham (D-Fla.). They want to let players mount court challenges -- as is done in other industries -- when owners unite to set labor restrictions. Congressional leaders, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich, are opposed to enacting legislation to solve the strike. Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole...
Representative William Lehman (D-Fla.; left office...