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Officials in the nation's capital have also noticed the potential benefits a genome map could reap, and are currently debating whether to fund a full-scale sequencing effort. Sen. Peter Domenici (D.N.M.) has introduced a bill that would establish a national gene mapping "initiative" and the Department of Energy has designated three national laboratories to conduct work on the project. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the federal agency which funds most biomedical research in the nation, also plans to send more resources to a genome mapping effort...
...anger," said Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige. Despite the obvious risks of such an abrupt change in the rules of engagement, the Administration's toughness earned bipartisan applause. Said Democratic Senator John D. Rockefeller of West Virginia: "It's about time we took some real action." Added Republican Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico: "There is no question the President did the right thing...
...deficit will be the chairmen of the two budget committees. On the Senate side, the budget panel will have a new chief, Democrat Lawton Chiles of Florida. Chiles is no stranger to the budget wars. In years past he worked so closely with the former Republican budget chairman, Pete Domenici of New Mexico, that the two men became known as the Bobbsey Twins. In the process, Chiles earned a reputation as a sincere and often effective budget cutter...
...conduct of most major Senate committees if the Democrats won the chairmanships by gaining control. In many cases, the current ranking Democrat on a committee is ideologically simpatico with the present Republican chairman. On the Budget Committee, Florida Democrat Lawton Chiles has generally agreed with New Mexico Republican Pete Domenici. Both have criticized the President's budget proposals over the years. A Democratic majority would give the President a little bit more of a fight on domestic spending cuts and probably increase the chance of a tax hike to battle the deficit -- but with the deficit out of control...
Budget Committee Chairman Peter Domenici (R-N.M.) said some senators want to obtain the money by raising alcohol and cigarette taxes. But senators left the exact source of the new revenue unclear...