Word: reform
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Limit the President. Each faction in Congress has its own reason for supporting the budget reform, which would go into effect in October 1976. Conservatives see the new system as a means of battling the White House and the big spenders in Congress to achieve a balanced budget. Liberal Democrats believe that the reform would enable them to reshape Republican budgets along more progressive lines. The bill would drastically limit the President's authority to impound funds-refusing to spend money appropriated in bills that had become law. Although the political infighting over budget making is bound...
...leaders of both parties anticipated stormy sessions between him and the heavily Democratic legislature. Bond, now 35, is not only the youngest U.S. Governor but also among the most inexperienced, having won elective office only once before, as state auditor. The salvos came early and fast at the reform-minded Governor, primarily over an issue that is one of the hottest facing state governments. The issue: reorganization of the morass of committees, agencies, boards and departments that set state policy. Bond is streamlining Missouri's government -but not without a fight. As he puts...
DESCRIBING HIMSELF as "an old-fashioned, liberal humanitarian," who has battled for world-wide prison reform both as a public servant in the New Deal and in the Foreign Service, Martin insists that the allegations against the Saigon government are not true. He said he ordered his embassy staff to conduct a through study of all accusations against Thieu shortly after he took over last year. According to Martin the investigation showed that South Vietnam's civilian prison population is about 35,000--roughly the same per capita population as found in U.S. prisons...
DiCara said yesterday that he withdrew because he is "more interested in a reform-oriented candidate than I am in my own future...
...last four years, I have been actively involved in election law reform and other issues in the legislature," Guzzi said. "During the same period, Davoren has been secretary of state. He has neither carried out the duties of his office nor has he proposed needed reforms in the election laws...