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...White House meeting last Tuesday, Clinton, Moynihan and Republican Senator Robert Packwood debated whether the trigger would bring about universal coverage. Packwood argued that the trigger should not be automatic, that Congress should be required to approve the mandates before they go into effect. At this, Clinton balked. Anything that requires another act of Congress, the President said, was unacceptable. The next step was to bring in technical experts on the Senate Finance Committee, who huddled late last week with Administration officials to design a trigger that both Democrats and Republicans can live with. But it's a measure...
...consciousness raised. Owners of small businesses -- 16 million strong, nearly equal to the ranks of union members -- last week showed their strength by blocking the employer mandate in key committees that are struggling to frame legislation on health-care reform. The Finance Committee's ranking Republican, Oregon Senator Bob Packwood, explained that big unionized "industries like autos and steel are significant in four or five states, but restaurants and retail outlets are everywhere...
...suit presents women's groups with a dilemma similar to the one they faced when Republican Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon was accused of sexual harassment, albeit in that case more than 20 women came forward to make the charge. How fast should women's groups jump to the accuser's defense when her target is a man who has supported many of their goals? For now they are moving very carefully. "We think both Paula Jones and President Clinton deserve their day in court," says Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women. "We are not going...
Senator Bob Packwood, the Oregon Republican, has long opposed limits on the tax subsidy but now says, "My mind is open." The rising cost of health care, he says, makes him wonder "whether we have encouraged, because of the tax code, too much health coverage . . . Cadillac coverage when we ought to be aiming for Chevrolet coverage." Senator Tom Daschle, the South Dakota Democrat, acknowledged that "it's safe to say that we won't allow a sky's-the-limit tax exclusion." And a top adviser to President Clinton predicted "a cap on the tax subsidy for upper-income people...
Senator Bob Packwood lost the battle to keep his diaries secret when Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected his plea to delay transferring the records to the Senate ethics committee pending the outcome of his court appeal...