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WHEN THE DEMOCRATIC caucus in Congress met just before Christmas to discuss the party line on the Gulf Crisis, 29 speakers argued against a congressional resolution authorizing force against Iraq. Only one, Rep. Stephen Solarz (N.Y.), defended the president's position...
...already behind him, the President moved quickly after the Geneva breakdown to gain support from Democrats like Florida Congressman Dante Fascell, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He also sought the backing of longtime supporters of Israel in the House like New Jersey's Robert Torricelli and Stephen Solarz of New York, who became the strongest Democratic voice in the House in favor of war against Iraq...
...Even hawks on Capitol Hill say that in the event of an extended and bloody struggle in the gulf, it will be crucial for the President to have Congress on record as with him from the outset. "If you want Congress in on the landing," says House Democrat Stephen Solarz of New York, who supports the use of force against Saddam, "you had better have Congress in on the takeoff...
Congressional reaction to the policy reversal was largely positive. "This will help make it clear to one and all, at home and abroad, that the U.S. will have nothing to do with the Khmer Rouge," said Representative Stephen Solarz, a New York Democrat. It seems likely that the Senate will follow the lead of the House and approve the Administration's request for $7 million in overt aid to the two non-Khmer Rouge factions of the resistance, one headed by former Cambodian head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the other by former Prime Minister Son Sann. Some officials...
...earlier are allowed to "convert" unspent funds in their campaign war chests to their personal use if they leave the House by 1992. With the deadline closing in, at least six members who have accumulated $1 million or more could decide to cash in. New York Democrats Stephen Solarz and Charles Schumer may be fighting for the same seat after their districts are reapportioned, and both are considering challenging Republican Senator Alfonse D'Amato. Alabama Democrat Ronnie Flippo plans to use the money this year to finance a race for Governor. There are also whispers that Dan Rostenkowski, the powerful...