Word: gridlocking
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...wasn't supposed to be like this. The Democrats who rule both houses of Congress had blamed Washington's stasis on George Bush and Ronald Reagan and promised to "end the gridlock" if only voters would send a Democrat to the White House. And, to be sure, President Clinton and Congress have reduced the budget deficit, expanded trade with Mexico and Canada and passed a big anticrime bill. But as his approval ratings have dived into the low 40s, the President and his party's leaders have failed to win sufficient support among Democrats in Congress to pass such major...
Over the past few years, Americans have come to realize that Congress is an institution characterized by gridlock, unresponsiveness to constituent concerns and a lack of accountability. Recent polls show that Congress as a whole is even less popular than President Bill Clinton...
...middle by concentrating on welfare reform, reviving the middle-class tax cut and making cuts in entitlement programs. They do not claim it will be easy. "The public wants us to stand by our principles," said a White House official. "But they also want us to break gridlock. So the question becomes, How do you make political compromise honorable...
...Gridlock wasn't fully triumphant as the House voted 280 to 137 to pass President Clinton's $263.8 billion defense budget. Provisions include $3.5 billion to help laid-off defense contractors find work in civilian businesses, and a 2.6% raise for military personnel. The budget will reach the Senate shortly...
...this Gridlock, Part 2? With Democrats controlling both houses of Congress, the Clinton presidency was supposed to bring an end to the legislative bind that canceled the presidency of George Bush. True to expectations, in his first year Clinton marked up a string of successes, including NAFTA, family-leave policy and the Brady Bill. But several of them, notably the one-vote majority for his deficit-reduction plan last year, were the kind of skin-of-his-teeth victories that White House staff members joke about as "Clinton landslides...