Word: gop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...These GOP legislators are fighting to ensure that the middle class has access to dirty water, filthy air, cancer-causing substances and dangerous workplaces. For too long, regulatory bodies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have barred the middle class from enjoying pollution and various health hazards...
...Republicans have prostituted themselves to big business interests who are willing to trade a clean and safe America for profits and higher stock prices. Much of the proposed legislation was not even written by the GOP "legislators"; it was penned directly by lawyers and lobbyists who represent various industries and polluters. The proverbial fox guarding the henhouse never had it so good. The Republicans are shamelessly and unapologetically promoting a pro-business agenda that makes the gluttony of the 1980s look like their party's moral pinnacle...
...TIME/CNN poll of 1,900 registered Republicans last weekend suggests that Bob Dole's GOP support has been moving up just as Colin Powell's was dropping. Asked to choose among Powell and all declared Republican candidates, 32 percent of GOP voters backed Dole, up from 25 percent since a similar poll in late September. Powell's GOP support was 24 percent, down from 29 percent in September...
Without the GOP's resources, Powell would not be viewed as a serious candidate. Unlike Ross Perot, he is not independently wealthy and cannot afford to raise the issues in the same way. If the staff truly wants him to bring his point of view into the current political debate, they should encourage him to seek the resources that will allow...
...agreement about whether to temporarily extend the federal government's debt in the absence of a budget. The issue of "linkage," once a term of art in the State Department, is now the hot button on the budget. Even as the House and Senate prepare to reconcile their respective GOP-proposed budget bills, President Clinton is threatening to veto the result. Gingrich nevertheless sounded an optimistic note after the meeting with the President. "We discussed budget issues in general terms," said the Speaker, "and that was very helpful." But there was no agreement. TIME White House Correspondent James Carney reports...