Word: nonpartisan
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...This is no replacement for government help. We're partners." Waving toward the capital skyline outside the window of his suburban office, he adds, "It's hard to shred the politics out of things in this wonderful town of ours. But this is not a bipartisan effort; it's nonpartisan...
...matter is that this would be an independent commission, rather than a government one that presumably has an interest in recommending that the CPI be lowered. This could make its findings more acceptable." The commission would be a permanent body of prominent economists that would provide Congress yearly with nonpartisan information that could be used to adjust the CPI downward for use in figuring cost-of-living increases and adjusting tax brackets to keep inflation from pushing taxpayers into higher brackets. "This type of approach would have the benefit of being objective, nonpartisan and sufficiently flexible to take full account...
...18th District is home to advanced medical-research facilities and world-renowned hospitals, and Doyle spent much of his freshman term safeguarding those interests. A 1992 convert to Democrat--he was chief of staff to a Republican state Senator for 14 years--he also cast an occasional nonpartisan vote, like supporting the G.O.P.-sponsored balanced-budget amendment...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Compromise is not a four-letter word. I have always been more nonpartisan; if someone has a good idea, we'll roll up our sleeves and work with them...
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