Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mayer has refused to reconsider his decision, giving as one reason for his veto the 3-3 split within the Sociology Department over tenure for Dreier...
Reagan had Republican leaders in the Senate on his side in opposing a massive lobbying effort by the nation's banks to repeal the withholding of 10% of income gained from interest and dividends. He had vowed to veto any such repeal bill, accusing the bankers of "great distortion" in their mail blitz. But with most Democrats meekly bowing to the pressure, the President could only watch helplessly last week as Republican Senators buckled too. In what was called a "compromise" for cosmetic purposes, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to delay the withholding at least until...
Some Democrats in the House will try to delay a vote on the repeal until after July 1, when withholding is due to go into effect. Once the repeal gets out of committee, it is likely to pass easily. Whether Reagan would veto the compromise remained in doubt, but he blasted the Senate action as "quite a triumph for the people who are not paying the taxes they fairly owe." Dole and a few House Democrats have threatened that they may seek new taxes on banks to make up for any revenue lost by a withholding repeal. Said Dole...
...have researched the period believe that McCloy was in fact acting as little more than a mourthpiece for higher Allied officials who had already decided on a course of action for strategic reasons. "McCloy was not in a position to order the bombing and was not responsible for the veto," says Dunwalke Associate Professor of American History Alan Brinkley, author of a recent Harper's article on McCloy...
...protesters said they were confident that Mayer would reverse his decision, citing a recent case at Brandeis University in which Brandeis President Marver Bernstein reversed his veto of tenure recommendation following extensive student protests...