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...early meetings, most of Bill Clinton's Cabinet members addressed one another as Chris or Les or Donna. But Lloyd Bentsen they called "Mr. Secretary." It was an appropriate gesture of respect for the Treasury chief's age -- at 72, he is old enough to be the grandfather of some of Clinton's younger aides -- and experience. Bentsen began attending insiders' meetings more than 40 years ago; as a young Congressman, he sat in on some "board of education" gatherings at which "Mr. Sam" Rayburn and House colleagues shaped legislative strategy over belts of bourbon...
...next two days that's more important than lobbying Congress." Working from White House lists of undecided lawmakers, Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy telephoned farm-state Representatives. Defense Secretary Les Aspin worked Congressmen with major military installations in their states. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt buttonholed Western lawmakers. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen reasoned with the Texas delegation. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor concentrated on Californians. During the next two days, the Clinton Administration bought, rented and bartered for every vote it could find. One Cabinet officer described his mission plainly: "Find out what these Congressmen want, and if possible give it to them...
...Lloyd Bentsen, TREASURY SECRETARY...
...Kent Conrad of North Dakota -- declined to sign on to the amendment. Thus while Boren may be able to muster enough Democratic votes to join with Republicans in forcing Clinton to change his plan, there is little chance that the Boren-Danforth proposal can pass. Said Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen, a former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee: "The Boren-Danforth amendment will never make it out of the Finance Committee." What it could do, however, is be a starting point for negotiations. One possible compromise would be to substitute a gasoline tax -- unpopular as that would...
...Lloyd Wells, serving as a volunteer in Ross Perot's advocacy group United We Stand America "was one of the most euphoric experiences of my life." Wells, 72, had been an activist for decades, agitating against orthodox politics. It was the fulfillment of his dreams when Perot arrived on the scene and organized a popular rebellion against the major parties. But this month the Maine chapter of Perot's organization ejected Wells and two others for alleged insubordination. Last week Wells was helping to organize a competing group in Maine and began coordinating with disaffected Perotistas elsewhere. "We're going...