Word: omnibus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...omnibus bill reinforces the powers of the Prime Minister and drastically curbs the judiciary. Specifically, the amendments 1) prohibit the Supreme Court from challenging legislation except on narrow procedural grounds, 2) take away the President's few discretionary powers by requiring him to follow the advice of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, and 3) prohibit "antinational activities and organizations." Critics were particularly fearful of this third, vaguely worded provision, which they believe could lead to even further repression of political opposition...
...Kruger guided through Parliament an omnibus security bill, known as the Internal Security Act, that provides for the indefinite detention without trial of any person whom the police deem to be a security risk. As his police continued a nationwide crackdown on black militants last week, Kruger confirmed that 77 people were being detained under the Internal Security Act; some sources say that the number is at least twice as high. The minister added that 744 others, most of them black, had been arrested on such charges as rioting, arson and "causing a disturbance...
Everyone in the group knew what Ford meant: the President had vetoed the $45 billion omnibus appropriation for health, welfare and labor programs late last year. Now the Democrats were rallying in an attempt to override the veto, and Ford was extremely anxious to foil them. The unwieldy bill contained $916 million for programs, mainly health, that the President felt the nation could not readily afford. House Minority Leader John Rhodes, Minority Whip Robert Michel, Congressmen John Anderson from Illinois and Barber Conable from New York knew that the President looked upon the vote as a key test...
...Senate passed legislation last April barring increases in the price of most U.S.-produced oil. Last week the House, by a vote of 255 to 148, approved an omnibus energy bill that would cut back on oil prices. The measure would put a lid of $7.50 per bbl. on the one-third of U.S.-produced oil that has not been price-controlled and now sells for about $13.50 per bbl. The $5.25 ceiling on the rest of domestic oil would be continued. The President, however, would be empowered to set prices at up to $10 per bbl. for hard...
...American firms often miss out on big Soviet sales for reasons that the omnibus U.S. trade bill would not touch. General Motors has just turned down an offer to build a truck plant in Siberia because the Soviets refused to grant G.M. any role in sales or service of the vehicles to be made there. IBM cannot get Washington clearance to sell the firm's system 370 computer to the Russians because the Pentagon fears that the computers might be used by the Soviets for military purposes...