Word: fazio
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...FAZIO (D) District 3 (North Central Valley...
...Fazio became a Congressman in 1978 when he replaced an incumbent who was discovered to have two wives. Though he remains a moderate, he has seen his base of support erode at home--he claimed 70% of the vote in 1986 and 50% in 1994--as his influence in the House has increased. In trying to stem the flow, Fazio talks more these days about fiscal responsibility, including support for a balanced-budget amendment...
...Term Limits Legal Institute has targeted more than 60 foes of term limits in the House, most of them Democrats, in congressional districts where the majority of citizens who voted on such referendums favor limits. Among the targets: California Democrat Vic Fazio, a nine-termer whose district approved a term-limits initiative with a 66% majority in 1992. But the campaign is daunting. To win the two-thirds of both Houses needed to send a constitutional amendment to the states for approval, backers would have to replace or win over 63 House members and, at last count, at least...
...wants, since its $340 billion tax-cut package means it will have to cut at least that much more in spending. Proposals to cut back Medicare and Medicaid, already the flash point of attack, may be softened. "We're going to focus on their vulnerabilities," says California's Vic Fazio, a member of the House Democratic leadership. "The average American will reject...
...unknown began with Democratic House leadership elections. Representative Richard Gephardt of Missouri briefly climbed out of his hospital bed to secure the nod as minority leader before returning for a gallbladder operation; he will be joined by newly elected minority whip David Bonior of Michigan and California's Vic Fazio, now the House Democratic caucus chairman. In the Senate, Tom Daschle of South Dakota was voted in as minority leader over Connecticut's Christopher Dodd. On the other side of the aisle, veteran Senate Republican whip Alan Simpson of | Wyoming was edged out by Mississippi's Trent Lott...