Word: lugar
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...Reagan's measure included most provisions in a sanctions bill already approved by the House but not yet passed by the Senate. Republicans, by and large, were relieved that the President conceded as much as he did. "We ought to declare victory," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar. "Not for our bill but for a unified policy toward South Africa." Many Democrats, on the other hand, were not happy at the thought that a Republican $ President had stolen their thunder and fought to continue the confrontation. Some complained that Reagan's measure failed to include a proposal...
...think it will be a very tough political issue in 1986," said Sen. Richard J. Lugar (R-Ind.) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "The votes that are going to be cast are ones that are going to be remembered for a long time, and if they (voters) forget about them they are going to be reminded...
...Treasury Secretary Donald Regan and White House Chief of Staff James Baker finished their pas de deux in the West Wing press room, Congressmen tried to put a cautiously upbeat spin on the news. "It seems logical once you get over the first surprise," ventured Indiana Republican Richard Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "It's something I wouldn't have thought of," said Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas. "But it turns out it's a good switch...
...persuade Capitol Hill to restore contra funding. Congress approved $14 million in CIA aid for the rebels in October, but insisted that Reagan submit the proposal for a second vote in March before the funds could be spent. Passage may be more difficult than the Administration expects. Republican Richard Lugar of Indiana, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, predicted last week that Congress would reject requests for more...
...significant addition to the ranks of traditional liberal protesters came last week. Indiana's Republican Senator Richard Lugar, incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Republican Senator Nancy Kassebaum, head of a subcommittee on Africa, sent a letter to Reagan urging him to speak out more forcefully against apartheid. They complained that the State Department had failed to attack "the evils of apartheid and the violations of human rights in a straightforward, understandable manner." In addition, 35 conservative Congressmen, including such New Right Turks as Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich, invited South African Ambassador Bernardus Fourie to Capitol...