Word: protecters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...question on his attempts to repeal Arkansas's anti-sodomy law. Countering that this is just his conservative opponent's attempt to derail his campaign, he contends that gay rights are not a major plank in his platform, instead emphasizing a balanced budget, campaign-finance reform and environmental protection. In a Little Rock district with a substantial working-class and African-American constituency, he also vows to protect education and Medicare...
...Award from the Colorado Senior Lobby for her work on their behalf in the Colorado House. She supports the minimum-wage increase, gun control and a single-payer health-care system. Ardently pro-choice, DeGette sponsored the "bubble bill" during her first term in the Colorado House to help protect access to abortion clinics...
...five runs for the House, Skaggs has never won with less than 57% of the vote. The Ohio native voted for the Brady Bill and the assault-weapons ban, and sponsored a bill this year to protect 240,700 acres of state land. He also used his seat on the Appropriations Committee to win funds for the Denver airport...
...astronaut Dick Swigert won the first election in the brand-new Sixth District, but died before taking office. Schaefer was appointed to finish the term and has never looked back. Denver is home to cable giants like TCI, and he has worked to protect their interests. He's also committed to reduced federal spending--in 1994 he proposed freezing cost-of-living adjustments every other year to help cut costs--and is favored to return to Washington...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I know all about big, bad government, but there are some things only the government can do and must do to protect its citizens...