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Proposed by Republican Delbert Latta of Ohio, with the backing of the White House, the plan was the tenth budget that the House had considered in the past three weeks. It was very likely the last real alternative to having no budget at all. This fear of total failure-and of continued castigation by Reagan as the cause of all economic woes-was the key to the congressional vote. "The members perceived that this could be it," said Mississippi Republican Trent Lott. "There was a feeling that we had to pass a budget today." Added Liberal Democrat James Shannon...
...Democrats, including most of the conservatives known as "boll weevils," were needed to offset the defection of 32 Republicans. These included a new conservative bloc of Republicans called the "yellow jackets," who supported the Latta plan on a key procedural tally but voted against final passage of the budget out of protest against high deficits, and a moderate G.O.P. group known as "gypsy moths," who objected to the cuts in domestic spending. One top White House aide, flying back from Europe with the President, joked: "What the whole congressional process needs is a good dose of insecticide...
...podium to present the bill, Ohio Republican Delbert Latta, co-author of the Administration's proposal, discovered that the drafters had left out any money for bilingual education. He penciled in a sum, but perhaps mistakenly made it $85 million rather than the $157 million requested by President Reagan and approved by the Republican-controlled Senate. The House bill contains no funds at all for Project Head Start, which prepares poor children for school, even though Reagan in February had named it as a program he did not want to cut, much less eliminate; Republican leaders decided to deal...
...Gramm-Latta" is rejected, major differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill will have to be ironed out in a joint conference committee, where Republicans may be able to overturn some of the House cuts. But the Administration does not want to wait until this stage to fight for its revisions. Reason: if funding disparities could not be resolved, they would be eliminated from both bills, meaning that certain programs would remain at current spending levels with no cuts...
...Among the sponsors of the substitute are Democrat Phil Gramm of Texas and Republican Delbert Latta of Ohio, who proposed the Reagan-backed bipartisan budget resolution that was approved by the House last month...