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Robert J. Roemer...
None of that mattered: the Administration's bill, reducing the growth in social spending substantially, passed 217 to 211. Thus the nation embarked on a new direction in government spending, with all the risks that such an adventure involves. Said Charles (Buddy) Roemer, a Louisiana Democrat, of the President's bill: "Nobody knows for sure what's in it. It was purely a take-it-on-faith matter. And I think that few members can forecast how it will affect the economy or the country...
...other institute fellows, such as Michael Roemer, who was also a Harberger supporter, have allowed the institute's day-to-day work to block whatever unpleasant memories may be left. "This was the most important thing in my life for four full months, and I haven't really thought about it for a year," Roemer says, adding. "Things are so good right now that I'd hate to do any mental experiments...
According to the indictment, Marcello then tried to bribe, among others, Charles Roemer, then Louisiana state commissioner of administration, to award the state employees' life insurance contract, worth $2 million, to Fidelity. Marcello also allegedly told Hauser that he had arranged a meeting with then Louisiana Lieutenant Governor James Fitzmorris to talk about contracts for the "city of New Orleans." A local attorney named Vincent Marinello later reported to Marcello that he had handed over $10,000 in cash to Fitzmorris. "I got two big shots," Marcello boasted to Davidson...
...twelve-count indictment names Davidson, Roemer and Marinello as well as Marcello; Fitzmorris was not indicted, though he is still under investigation. The former Lieutenant Governor admitted meeting with Marcello but denied discussing state contracts, and described their conversation as "frivolous...