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...approval of some increases may still get disconnected in Congress, where many legislators fear high local rates could make phone service too expensive for the elderly and the jobless. A bill proposed in the Senate by Republican Robert Packwood of Oregon and in the House by Democrat John Dingell of Michigan would nullify the FCC action and place surcharges on long-distance phone companies in order to restore some subsidies for local rates. The legislation, which would eliminate the FCC's planned extra charges, has solid support. Politicians know that as soon as phone bills back home jump, phones...
...unemployment problem was owing to the increase of women in the work force. He consistently lent support to the effort to make abortion illegal. The depth of women's resentment on that issue alone was dramatized in San Antonio at a lunch at which Republican Senator Robert Packwood was praised for his opposition to a constitutional amendment banning abortion. Some women suddenly found themselves weeping over baskets of fried chicken, as they expressed relief that except for a few still stormy skirmishes, the Supreme Court's decision upholding freedom of choice probably means that wrenching battle is finished...
This was the second recent setback for the pro-life movement. Three weeks ago, a series of Supreme Court rulings solidly supported a woman's right to have an abortion. Said Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon, a leader of the pro-choice forces: "This is the end of any serious effort" by the antiabortion movement. Perhaps, but still to come is legislation pushed by Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina outlawing abortion. This bill faces a Senate filibuster and serious trouble in the House. Even if it passed Congress, it would face problems in the courts. Nonetheless, notes Senator...
Senator Robert Packwood, Commerce Committee chairman and the bill's chief Senate sponsor, angered by the industry's aggressive lobbying efforts, recently warned its officials: "You're asking to die by this sword if you want to live by this sword. Congress will rise up in wrath against you." The bill is now given a better than even chance of passage...
...past 39 months. "The Administration's economic policies helped create the problem, and the Administration is obligated to help solve it." The proposal to lower the tax cap to $160 drew some hoots. "The Administration is making a terrible philosophical and political mistake," Republican Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon warned Stockman. "Eventually [the public] will turn and snap at us. You're going down the wrong path if you want to cut off debate on national health insurance...