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...with which he is charged occurred in the following year. Outrage over the Billig case has focused attention on more widespread deficiencies in the nation's military health care system. "This is the most glaring example in recent years of the failure of the system," says Democratic Senator James Sasser of Tennessee. "It reflects a general problem with quality, including improper selection of physicians and inadequate supervision." In response to the case, the Pentagon and Congress have undertaken several studies examining the shortcomings of military medicine. An audit of 22 medical facilities conducted last year concluded that two-thirds...
Somewhat surprisingly, that idea has stirred little protest in Washington. Tennessee Senator Jim Sasser calls the maneuvers "scary," and his fellow Democrat, Maryland Congressman Michael Barnes, terms them "inconsistent" with President Reagan's efforts to promote peace negotiations between the Sandinistas and the contras. For the most part, however, even persistent critics of Reagan's Central American policy are undisturbed. Says Larry Birns, the avowedly liberal director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs: "This is gunboat diplomacy upgraded, but a bit of pressure doesn't hurt...
Despite his party's six-seat majority in the Senate, Pennsylvania Republican John Heinz predicts that "the compromise is not going to be an easy sell." Warns Democrat James Sasser of Tennessee: "I would see almost no bipartisan support." Even if Dole can keep all his colleagues in line, which is by no means certain, the plan faces a more formidable obstacle: the Democrats have a 69-seat majority in the House, where there is strong sentiment to preserve domestic programs and hold the military to zero growth. Despite the willingness of Reagan and Regan to compromise with Senate Republicans...
Volcker's term as Federal Reserve chairman expires in August, and both Washington and Wall Street have been anxiously wondering whether he will serve another four years. He throws up smokescreens when the subject arises. Last week, when Tennessee Senator James Sasser asked Volcker pointblank whether he would be seeking reappointment, the Fed chief replied laconically, "I don't seek jobs...
Some especially noxious examples: Tennessee Republican Robin Beard ran a TV commercial in which a Fidel Castro look-alike delightedly lit a cigar with a $100 bill and intoned: "Muchissimas gracias, Senor Sasser." The false implication was that Beard's opponent, Democratic Senator Jim Sasser, had voted for foreign aid appropriations that had somehow benefited Communist Cuba. In California, Republican Peter Cost, a candidate for the state assembly, showed a TV spot in which three actors dressed up to look like especially vicious convicts sat around in a jail cell and praised Cost's opponent, Democrat Sam Farr...