Word: democratics
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Though Americans were saddened by the collapse in Indochina, U.S. Congressmen touring their districts during the Easter recess encountered practically no support for President Ford's plea for further military aid. Observed Democrat Don Bonker of Washington State: "People are drained. They want to bury the memory of Indochina. They regard it as a tragic chapter in American life, but they want no further part of it." Said Republican Garner Shriver of Kansas: "The feeling is that we have made a considerable contribution to Cambodia and South Viet Nam and that we've done enough." Added Democrat Joseph...
...same time, however, Congressmen found that most constituents sympathized with the refugees and wanted the U.S. to aid them with food, medicine and shelter. Democrat Edward Koch of New York sensed among his constituents "great anguish about the condition of the refugees and a feeling that we have to do something to rescue those people who want to leave the areas being occupied by Communists...
...Democrat Brown, 37, bewildered people when he was running for Governor, he dumbfounds them now. Considered by opponents to be an unpredictable sort who would promote all kinds of costly innovations, Brown preaches frugality and the limits of government as much as the conservative Reagan ever did. In part, dwindling revenues in a recession year have forced him to hold down the budget. The same dilemma confronts many other governors (see box following page). But Brown takes pride in his restraint, as if he were doing people a favor that they scarcely realize. Too much government, he maintains, has been...
Kennedy holds a long lead over other Democrats in many polls. The latest TIME Soundings conducted by Yankelovich, Skelly & Wright listed eleven possible candidates from both parties; 34% of those who responded positively toward any candidate said that they were enthusiastic about Kennedy. The next highest Democrat was George Wallace, with 13%; President Ford...
...House Budget Committee estimated $72 billion, but the Office of Management and Budget calculated that if Congress passes every proposal now before it, the figure would grow to $100 billion or more. If that report was meant to shock Congress, it had the desired effect. The next day Maine Democrat Edmund Muskie, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, warned his fellow Senators that "Congress is going to have to exercise great restraint to avoid overshooting the mark as we try to get our economy moving again...