Word: doled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bill -- a sure non-starter in an election year. His lieutenants wanted to raise the necessary funds by nicking every Government program for an infinitesimal amount. No way, said Senate colleagues; their favorite programs had already been repeatedly trimmed and pared to fit the budget. Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole decided charity was in order: he wanted taxpayers to donate a dollar or two of their tax refunds next year...
Others were far more dubious. Said Kansas Republican Robert Dole, who led the defense of the Administration position in the Senate: "This is a feel- good vote." In a message released by the White House shortly after the vote, Reagan expressed his "deep regret" at the Senate vote. The President added, "Our Administration will, nevertheless, implement...
...conferring with Reagan on the White House portico. Hawkins has played up the "character issue" in her campaign, even trying to gain political capital from painful back surgery last spring that forced her to wear a neck brace. In one of her TV spots, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole extols Hawkins' courage: "It will take more than a back operation to stop her." The candidate is presenting herself as a caring politician, highlighting her work for abused and missing children and the elderly...
...public would tolerate "this indecent act." Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts declared, "It is sad that the President persists in locking himself into a failed and lonely policy that has put America on the side of racism in South Africa." In effect acknowledging the criticism, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole remarked, "It might have been a bit easier politically if the President had just swallowed hard and signed it, but he couldn't do that in good conscience...
...eloquent half- hour address began and ended with standing ovations, and was interrupted by applause eleven times. It was, said House Speaker Tip O'Neill, the "finest speech I've ever heard in my 34 years in Congress." Above the din of cheering officials, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole said to Mrs. Aquino, "Cory, you hit a home run." Without missing a beat, Aquino smiled and shot back: "I hope the bases were loaded...