Word: domenici
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...those who count mental illness among their personal battles, parity legislation isn't just about making health care more accessible, it's about making patients feel less ashamed of having mental health problems. Sen. Pete Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, spoke with CNN after the President's speech Monday. "We want to get rid of the stigma so there's no more discrimination," he says. Domenici, whose daughter suffers from mental illness, is a sponsor of the Senate bill...
...idea du jour for stimulating the economy--a one-month "holiday" for workers and employers from payroll taxes--seems to have won over Congress the old-fashioned way: a wave of grass-roots support. Republican Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico has been pitching the plan for the past month. But he was getting nowhere until fellow Senators began hearing from constituents. G.O.P. Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee mentioned the idea at an economic conference at Princeton and was startled by the enthusiasm it generated among business leaders and students alike. Senate G.O.P. leader Trent Lott, on a trip home...
...time it took for Domenici's idea to win the day will change the nature of the tax cut. If it had been passed soon enough to take effect in December, the plan would have mainly benefited low-income workers, who pay the tax through the entire year. (Since the tax is capped at incomes of $84,900, wealthy taxpayers generally pay no tax in December.) If the tax holiday doesn't take place until early 2002, as now seems likely, rich taxpayers will benefit...
...that won't dampen Domenici's enthusiasm for the measure. Says he: "It's still better than anything around...
...Nunn and Lugar also co-sponsored the 1996 Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Initiative, which builds on the goals of the original Nunn-Lugar Act and also trains civilians to assist disaster workers after an attack by a weapon of mass destruction, including any biological agents. According to press secretary Andy Fisher, Senator Lugar expects the program to be rolled into the larger homeland defense effort headed by former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge. Once again, Nunn and Lugar were ahead of the curve...