Word: rostenkowski
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...Rostenkowski and O'Neill lobbied just as hard on their side of the aisle. When Rostenkowski realized that certain Democrats were purposely avoiding the floor during the debate so as not to have their arms twisted, he demanded a quorum call to force members to show up in the chamber. "I want to get them over here where I can get my hands on them," he said...
...Rostenkowski's most spectacular move was a deal he cut with Don Bailey, a Democrat from the steelworking region of southwestern Pennsylvania. The way the tax bill was written, some depressed industries that installed new equipment before the end of 1982 could sell their deductions under the safe harbor leasing provisions. For the steel industry, however, the deadline had to be extended for there to be any benefits. Bailey told Rostenkowski: "These things have to be changed." But Bailey did not make his request until 10:30 Tuesday night, 90 minutes before the conference committee report on the bill...
Rosty's got a golf game." According to a leading Democrat in the House, K that was always the explanation muttered when Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski rushed through committee business. In fact, the Illinois Democrat was out on the links in Hawaii last March when the White House wanted a begin negotiations on the 1983 budget. It was one of 45 days during a recent vacations period that Rostenkowski spent on far-flung golfing vacations BLACHMAN paid for by corporations and lobbying groups, according to a report last week in the Washington Post...
Many of the corporations that paid for the junkets (which cost at least $10,000 during the six-month period) have an interest in legislation before the Ways and Means Committee. While there is no indication that Rostenkowski did any favors for his hosts, the disclosures were the political equivalent of a tee shot out of bounds for the House Democratic leadership, which has been trying to portray the Reagan Administration as beholden to the country-club set. On two occasions, the Post reported, Rostenkowski's golfing companion was House Speaker Tip O'Neill. The amiable Rostenkowski...
Richard Boiling, Chairman of the House Rules Committee. Other key backstage dealers include Republican Senators Robert Dole of Kansas, Mark Hatfield of Oregon, Paul Laxalt of Nevada and Pete Domenici of New Mexico. For the Democrats, Congressmen Jim Jones of Oklahoma and Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois are essential players...