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...story goes, Flynn apparently had a revelation that God would praise him if he could get the 1979 budget through with a bill restricting state funding for abortions for poor women. Gov. Michael S. Dukakis kept his promise, vetoing the bill last Friday, but it was overridden that evening by a vote of 159-50. Since Monday, poor women have been wondering who will pay for their abortions...
...campaigned hard for a new ethics bill to require strict financial disclosure by state officeholders and better policing of lobbyists. But the bill did not survive the senate. He was also overridden on two vetoes. One of the measures banned the use of state funds for abortions for women on welfare, the other legalized the use of the controversial drug Laetrile for the treatment of cancer. Both vetoes outraged Illinois conservatives, and may hamper Thompson's quest for the Republican presidential nomination. But he has no regrets: "I wouldn't compromise just because it might cost me votes...
...reaction to the other bills is less certain. He wants lower farm price supports than Congress: $2.90 per bu. of wheat, v. $3 voted by a House committee and $3.10 by the Senate. If the Senate levels prevail, a veto is possible, and it would probably not be overridden. The $61.3 billion labor and health, education and welfare bill, which provides $2.1 billion more than Carter wants to spend, is a closer call. If the President vetoes it, he will look like a flinthearted conservative to many liberals. The White House is divided over what to do. Issues Coordinator...
...impose a higher tariff or fixed quotas on imported footwear, he relieved many U.S. friends abroad. "A victory for us and the American consumer," exulted Niveo Friedrich, head of a Brazilian shoe manufacturers' association. Though the President's decision is likely to stick, he can be overridden by Congress, where protectionist pressures are traditionally strong. Free trade has won a round, but the outcome of the larger fight remains in doubt...
...Congressmen from shoe-producing states voiced loud displeasure that Carter did not go for tougher restrictions. Free traders will not be overjoyed either, but they have less reason for dismay. Had Carter done no more than reject the ITC recommendation, Congress would probably have overridden his decision and forced enactment of the tariff boost; it might do so anyway. The decision indicates that even under heavy protectionist fire, the President will choose, if not all-out free trade, then as much free trade as he can get away with...