Word: deficits
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...last time Skelton lost even one county in his district was during the Reagan landslide of 1984. But Skelton won that race, and has won every one since with at least 62% of the vote. A deficit hawk with a knack for winning defense dollars, he successfully fought to bring the Army Engineer Center to Fort Leonard Wood...
...frugal Democrat from a working-class district, McCarthy wants a balanced budget and no deficit. Spending $179,332 less than the average member of Congress, she was ranked one of the House's most frugal members this year by the National Taxpayers Union. McCarthy's Republican challenger dropped out of the race in August, but the G.O.P. lost no time in appointing another...
...retiring 18-year incumbent Al Williams to become the first Republican in this seat since 1974. He supports a balanced-budget amendment, and has committed himself to reducing or eliminating inheritance taxes. Hill, who has painted opponent Bill Yellowtail as a liberal extremist, hopes to overcome an early poll deficit in this closely watched race, which the local press has called "a battle of opposites...
Leonardi has issued position papers on a wide variety of topics, but his focus is on preserving Medicare--partly by trimming benefits for the well-off--and achieving a balanced budget. He would lower the deficit by repealing what he considers G.O.P.-sponsored tax breaks for the wealthy and by cutting the defense budget...
Except for making the deficit a top priority, Auer is a liberal. A native of Germany with first-hand experience of a state-run health-care system, he supports universal health care, wants defense-spending cuts and thinks gays should be allowed to serve in the military. But after losing to Marge Roukema by 52 points in 1994, Auer is an underdog, especially in this Republican district...