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...missile, which will be put to authorization and appropriation votes in both houses some time in March, is definitely in danger. Aspin, a supporter of the MX last year, has hinted that he will switch his vote. Goldwater has already stated that the controversial missile, which would cost $20 billion to $30 billion, is dead. The bill for Star Wars, now in the earliest stages of research, will not come due for many years, but some Congressmen are threatening to strangle this Reagan-policy brainchild in the crib...
Patterson's switch from legislator to lobbyist is an increasingly attractive choice for Congressmen who have lost or given up their seats. Reluctant to sever family and social ties in Washington, lured by bigger money than they could earn back home, they cash in on their Government experience and contacts by becoming advocates for industries, unions, trade groups and special interests of all stripes. Robert McGlotten, president of the American League of Lobbyists, estimates that as many as 200 retired Congressmen represent clients around the Capitol. "The Hill is crawling with them," says Nancy Drabble, director of the consumers' lobby...
...Island: "They have a total breakdown only about once a year, the kind of disaster you sense before you even get down the stairs at Penn Station. The crowd will be waiting shoulder to shoulder, and you will hear over the loudspeaker, 'Mmchshrum drillblitterich,' which translated means, 'Due to switch trouble, all Long Island trains will be delayed.' The only thing to do is fight through the crowd to your friends in the usual waiting spot. If it doesn't clear up in a while, you go to a hotel, or the movies, or everybody hires...
...past incarnations tried to exploit tax loopholes and shelters for moneyed clients, have taken the case for Uncle Sam. They are now troubadours for the national purpose through tax reform, and they have captured the patriotic fervor of Ronald Reagan. One of the reasons that the President agreed to switch the portfolios of Regan and White House Chief of Staff James Baker was to get maximum horsepower behind his drive for tax reform and the related issues of economic growth and Government spending restraint...
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