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...high-octane conservative and chair of the House Rules Committee, Solomon wanted to run for the Speaker's gavel in 1994, but yielded to his friend Newt Gingrich. In a heated exchange on the House floor this year, he invited assault-weapons-ban advocate Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) to "step outside." He takes good care of his district, though, and his odds for a 10th term are good--the district is only 23% Democrat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: NEW YORK | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...late 1990, the late Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.), Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Or.), and representative Mickey Edwards (R-Ok.) all urged President Bush to cooperate with the War Powers Act before the initial mobilization in the Gulf. Using the phrase "New Age Monarchists" to describe some of his party's members, Edwards decried the president's ability and determination to act independently of the Congress...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Amazing Powers of the Presidency | 2/16/1993 | See Source »

George Pickart, a senior aide to Sen. ClaybornePell (D-R.I.), who has attempted to pressMallard's case since 1982, says he has beenrebuffed numerous times by Saudi Arabianofficials, and has received little cooperationfrom the State Department...

Author: By Elie G. Kaunfer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Affiliate Claims Bush Ignored 'Enslavement' Of U.S. Workers in Gulf | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

Numerous congressional representatives have helped Mallard pursue his case. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Clayborne Pell (D-R.I.) and Larry Smith (D-Fla.) have all written letters to Saudi government officials about the case, but with similar results...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not What They Bargained For | 10/26/1992 | See Source »

...size of the Pell grants, named for Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.), would increase from the current $2400 to $3600 in 1993 and $4800 in 1997. A total of $8.4 billion would be spent on the program next year...

Author: By Sarah G. Matthews, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Senate Passes Bill On Education Aid | 2/22/1992 | See Source »

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