Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...office received a number of menacing phone calls on the order of: "We're going to get you for that if it's the last thing we do." He was hurt further when fellow Montana Senator John Melcher sent constituents a statement that was headed: AMERICAN PEOPLE VETO THE CANAL TREATY. Said a Hatfield aide: "That mailing didn't exactly pour oil on the troubled waters." At a Democratic dinner in Frankfort, Ky., party stalwarts applauded politely for Senator Walter Huddleston, who voted for the treaty, but gave a standing ovation to Wendell Ford, who opposed...
...name is still Rhodesia, and Smith will remain Prime Minister until a new constitution takes effect after a whites-only referendum some time before the end of this year. But Smith's powers will be diluted. The Executive Council will rule by consensus, with each member having veto power. Smith will be its first chairman, a position that will rotate every four weeks. Asked whether it was just coincidence that he happened to draw the first lot, Smith gave a nervous smile. "We agreed it would be better this way. We drew lots...
...Carter had budgeted. Connecticut Democrat Robert Giaimo, head of the House Budget Committee, figures that it could rise as high as $70 billion. Consequently, the memorandum presented to Carter urges him to pledge publicly that he will hold the deficit to $60 billion and at least implicitly threaten to veto big-spending bills. Says one high economic adviser: "If we go above $60 billion, the stock market will be affected and so will the dollar. It's damn important psychologically...
...illustration of the degree to which a Middle East peace settlement is in the long-term interests of the U.S. The congressional forces opposing the sale TAR of planes to Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been strengthened by the latest hostilities in the Middle East, and may manage to veto the deal. At the same time, the U.S. is negotiating with the Saudis to expand their petroleum production in the light of the increased fuel needs expected in the 1980s. But such an expansion would require an expenditure of up to $6 billion, and the Saudis are reluctant to make...
...parliamentary seats for at least ten years. The present Rhodesian Parliament, which is totally dominated by whites, would have to approve any new constitution. During an interim period, expected to begin within a matter of weeks, Smith will share executive authority with the three black leaders and will have veto power, in effect, since decisions made by the four must be unanimous...