Word: repping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rep. Bill Zeliff (R-N.H.) demanded that former Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen explain why he apparently did nothing to deter federal agents under his jurisdiction from using tear gas at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, even after his deputy, Roger Altman, had warned of "the risks of a tragedy" in a memo. "Isn't this an alarm crying out for some responsible action?" Zeliff asked. "Didn'tRoger Altmansound the alarm?" Bentsen responded: "The responsibility at that point was the Justice Department and the FBI. That was their jurisdiction. I had other responsibilities to attend to. I thought...
...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...
...back up such a claim, and that Vietnam lacked an incentive to do so in any case. Even so, Committee Chairman Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.) threatened to withhold funds needed to open a U.S. embassy in Hanoi -- an option that Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole is also weighing. Rep. Bob Dornan (R-Calif.), a Republican presidential candidate, delivered a characteristically vituperative half-hour speech. "Clinton does not have the moral standing to touch this issue," Dornan said. "The war criminals are still in power in Hanoi...
...Clinton has decided to announce his plan to establish full diplomatic relations with Vietnam at a Rose Garden ceremony Tuesday. Storm coulds are already gathering, at least among Republican presidential candidates. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas have criticized Clinton for moving toward normalization; Rep. Bob Dornan (R-Calif.), who may soon withdraw from the race, on Sunday called Clinton a "triple draft dodger" and told NBC's "Meet the Press" that establishing diplomatic ties was "going to deny him a second term for sure." But Clinton will have formidable support Tuesday: Sen. John McCain...
...another member of Congress, Rep. JackKingston (R-Ga.), specifically pointed to Harvardas an "offending university" during debate on theHouse floor...