Word: urban
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Through his seat on the Appropriations Committee, Frelinghuysen spent much of his first term working quietly to cut federal spending, while supporting funding for the Urban Core Mass Transit project, Superfund cleanups and housing for the elderly and disabled...
Representing the 16th District is not the most glamorous job: Serrano's constituents live in one of the most poverty-ridden areas in the nation. In an attempt to fight the district's urban ills, he's sponsoring a trust fund that, if passed, will let taxpayers contribute $1 from their tax refund to help revitalize public libraries nationwide...
...most racially inclusive districts in the U.S. Consequently, the six-term incumbent's interests are diverse, including legislation to encourage U.S. companies to invest in India, to test convicted rape offenders for HIV, and to include taggants in gunpowder to help trace explosives. This middle-class, urban area leans Democratic, and Manton held onto his seat in 1994 by an overwhelming...
...last Democrat Lancaster County elected to Congress was James Buchanan, in 1828. This doesn't seem to bother Blaine, who has an eclectic political vision. He is, for example, able to find socioeconomic reasons for environmental protection and see conservation as an antidote to urban ills like crime and drugs...
Challenging Mike Doyle in his first re-election bid, Republican Fawcett is leading with the G.O.P. strength: calling for more local control over federal expenditures. He has attacked a Department of Housing and Urban Development plan to turn some private houses in the district into subsidized living for low-income renters. He also backs a reduction in payroll taxes, an increase in personal exemption for families with children, and an income-tax deduction for the cost of college tuition...