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...Rep. Robert Torricelli, a feisty, partisan Democrat, is the strongest Democratic contender likely to run for Bradley's seat. Among the elephants, it's Rep. Dick Zimmer, a three-term fiscal conservative/pro-choicer...
...White House pulled no punches today in putting Rep. Bill Zeliff (R-N.H), co-chairman of the House committee investigatingthe Waco tragedy, in his place for comments he made Sunday during an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press." Appearing on the show, Zeliff said: "I don't believe (Attorney General) Janet Reno, who had less than two weeks on the job, made this decision all by herself." Zeliff didn't stop there: "We had a tank that went through that front door, went into that area where women and children were there (and) we killed over 80 people...
Wilson's op-ed piece spurred Rep. Harriet L. Chandler (D-Worcester) into action, according to Chandler's assistant Paul F. Matthews...
...result of the lobbying action was that representatives introduced Sections 225 and 226 to the House budget bill. The addition, which was sponsored by Rep. Daniel Bosley (D-North Adams) provides an education exemption to the two-year welfare cap proposed by Weld provided that "the recipient is enrolled in an educational program or institution of higher learning approved by the department...
...raped or are the victims of incest. States would have to continue using the money for abortions for women whose lives are in danger. Opponents said eliminating mandatory spending would, in short order, eliminate access toabortionsfor poor women -- and unconscionably so in cases of pregnancies after sexual assault. Said Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.): "Some of us need lectures on the kinds of anguish individual women go through when they are victims of something as heinous as rape or incest...