Word: doled
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Congressional leaders attending the White House briefing were Senate Republican leader Bob Dole of Kansas, Senate Democratic leader Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, House Democratic leader Jim Wright of Texas and Rep. Dick Cheney of Wyoming, chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee...
Majority leader, soon-to-be Minority Leader Robert Dole coasted to victory over Democratic opponent Guy MacDonald. In the governor's race, Republican Mike Hayden defeated Democrat Thomas R. Docking...
Leverett added another touchdown on the closing play of the game, when a fumbled Kirkland snap was picked up by Leverett's Chris Dole in the end zone...
...Republicans, cited budgetary constraints and concerns about the future of two American military bases in the Philippines whose leases expire in 1991. The House of Representatives had approved a $200 million aid package just five hours after Aquino electrified Congress with a stirring address. But Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole argued, "There were no hearings in the House. It was just a knee-jerk proposal...
That, however, was not the final word. Three days later Democrats tried to revive the aid by proposing that funds be taken from a $300 million appropriation earmarked for four Central American countries. Again, Dole led a Republican countercharge, quashing the proposal by a 57-to-41 vote. But on Friday, the Senate had a change of heart. This time legislators crafted a measure that draws $200 million from a wide range of foreign aid accounts to minimize the impact on individual programs. The new package sailed through the Senate by a vote...