Word: democraticized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The festivities testified to the enduring stature of the U.S. Senate, the only upper house among the legislatures of the world to gain, not lose, power and authority in modern history. At noon, Vice President Walter Mondale gaveled the Senate to order. In time-honored tradition, the new Senators were...
SALT II, perhaps the most crucial business before the Senate, will be subjected to stern scrutiny. Democratic Whip Alan Cranston of California has put together a bipartisan group of Senators who have been meeting with Administration officials to exchange views on SALT. Cranston acknowledges that the treaty "can't...
He was off to a promising start last week, as he maneuvered to sign up Senators for six slots on his 17-member committee. "He wants the members of the committee to be compatible with his views," says an aide. "If they can't be compatible, he wants guys...
Undeterred, Long had to move fast, since the full Democratic caucus would meet the next day to ratify committee assignments. "There's more than one way to skin a cat," confided a Long intimate. "You lose the first way, then you fall back on plan B." Long decided to...
With that bit of banter, Minority Leader John Rhodes last week made his usual gracious speech conceding the speakership to Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill. The Speaker hardly needed the reminder that he leads a chamber that is dedicated just as much as the Senate to reducing federal deficits and...