Word: schroeders
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...children ages 3 to 5 are in some form of state-funded preschool programs. In Japan both the government and most companies offer monthly subsidies to parents with children. In Germany parents may deduct the cost of child care from their taxes. "Under our tax laws," observes Congresswoman Pat Schroeder of Colorado, "a businesswoman can deduct a new Persian rug for her office but can't deduct most of her costs for child care. The deduction for a Thoroughbred horse is greater than that for children...
...responsibilities has become hardly surprising from George Bush. When he vetoes FMLA, it will be his twelfth veto. And he is not vetoing bills passed narrowly by the Democratic congressional majority. The FMLA is an example. This bill received vocal support in the House not only from Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Co.) but also from Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) and Rep. Marge Roukema (R-N.J.), as well as more than 30 other Republicans. And in the Senate, where the bill passed unanimously, not only Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Ma.), but also Sen. John...
...Patricia Schroeder (D-Colo.) said last year that debating flag burning laws is like "chasing a gnat around the light bulb as the planet is burning down." If a few key legislators have their way, Congress this summer is going to try chasing that gnat all over again--and this time, it may actually catch...
...these days Yepsen looks out over the rolling fields greening in the spring sun and sees nothing. "Strangely quiet," he says. Last October, Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen showed up and added his weight to a notably leaden fund raiser. A couple of months ago, Colorado's voluble Congresswoman Pat Schroeder came around for two eminently forgettable speeches at Drake and Iowa universities. Since then nary a candidate...
...Tennessee's Al Gore are all up for re-election and have pledged their loyalties to their constituencies -- for now. So have Governors Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Mario Cuomo of New York, Senators Charles Robb of Virginia and George Mitchell of Maine, and such congressional possibilities as Schroeder, Gephardt and Speaker Tom Foley...