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...vote against aid to low-income Americans. The committee rejected Stevens' amendment, 15 to 14. The Appropriations Committee also delayed voting on a similar effort to attach funds for El Salvador to a bill providing emergency food aid for drought-stricken African nations. Declared Republican Senator Pete Domenici: "If the entire Administration policy for Central America is handled as poorly as this was handled, it is doomed...
Several influential Congressmen, however, are beginning to look for ways to bring the deficit under control. In the Senate, this group includes Republicans Robert Dole of Kansas, chairman of the Finance Committee, and Pete Domenici of New Mexico, chairman of the Budget Committee. Dole's committee voted last week to set a $100 billion three-year deficit-cutting goal. Dole can count on support from such leading Democratic Senators as Russell Long of Louisiana and Presidential Candidate Fritz Rollings of South Carolina...
...Administration delegation led by White House Chief of Staff James Baker met twice last week with congressional leaders. The two sides had their frankest exchanges yet on defense. Republican Domenici stunned Administration negotiators with a proposal that the 1985 military spending increase be held to 5%, instead of the 13% the President wants. House Majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas demanded that the White House provide a list of Pentagon programs ranked according to how vital they
Rivlin, a Democrat whom some Republicans accused of being too liberal, announced her intention to resign more than a year ago, but political wrangling delayed the selection of her successor. Rivlin endorsed Penner, as did the chairmen of the two congressional budget committees, Republican Senator Pete Domenici and Democratic Representative James Jones. But House Speaker Tip O'Neill attempted to block the choice, preferring a liberal Democrat for the job. Ironically, Penner's calls for tax increases have been putting him at odds with White House policy and rankling a few congressional Republicans. After Penner advocated higher taxes...
...compromise measure passed easily in the Democratic-controlled House but needed Republican support in the Senate. Among the 19 Republicans voting for it: Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker Jr. of Tennessee and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici of New Mexico. Meant as an incentive to congressional selfdiscipline, the resolution does not go to the White House for approval or veto. The stage is thus set for a bitter, lengthy clash between Capitol Hill and the White House over specific tax and spending bills...