Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...which are older than some of the men who fly aboard them. In contrast, there was jubilation among liberals like New York Representative Jonathan Bingham and Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire. who have long argued that the B-1 is an outlandishly expensive dinosaur. Iowa Democrat John Culver, a leading Senate opponent of the B1, elatedly called Carter's move a "victory for common sense-the most constructive and courageous decision on military spending in our time...
...mansion of the President of South Korea. Another source has been Kim Hyung Wook, who headed the Korean Central Intelligence Agency from 1963 to 1969, and has been a political refugee in the U.S. since 1973. Last week Kim testified before the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, chaired by Democrat Donald M. Fraser...
...verge of their biggest victory: sidetracking the proposed Agency for Consumer Advocacy. A bill to set one up squeaked through a House committee last month by only a single vote, and the word is out in Washington that the agency is dead. Says Representative Benjamin Rosenthal, a New York Democrat: "This bill is the victim of the most intense lobbying campaign in the 15 years I've been here...
...Democrat Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Congress appear to be headed for collision. Chief issue: determined to balance the budget by the end of his first term, Carter, the fiscal conservative, is clipping away at congressional spending...
Multiple Pressure. The lobbyists concentrate hardest on "swing" votes. Perhaps the most heavily lobbied individual in the House last week was Democrat Marty Russo of Illinois. His vote in the energy and power subcommittee was crucial to deregulation of natural gas prices. The industry wants it; the Administration does not, at least for the foreseeable future. In drumfire order, Russo was lobbied by Carter, Energy Chief James Schlesinger, Dingell, O'Neill, White House Lobbyist Jim Free, FEA Administrator John O'Leary and industry lawyers. The Consumer Federation's Ellen Berman spent seven hours with Russo...