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...climate is completely different than in the 104th Congress.... It's a better working environment," says Colleen O. McGinnis, a legislative assistant in the Student Financial Aid Office of the Department of Education...
Despite the fervor to cut funding for higher education displayed by the 104th Congress, Democrats say the results of the 1996 elections signal a shift in attitudes toward education programs...
...their ideas well before the election. Republicans often accuse Bill Clinton of talking like a Republican, but this year it was Republicans who were talking like Democrats. Republicans took credit for the increase in the minimum wage and the health insurance reform bill that came out of the 104th Congress only after a tremendous fight by Democrats and massive resistance from Republicans. Republicans tried to excuse their inexcusable raids on Medicare while saying that they were only trying to "save" it. Newt took an extended vacation from the public view, and Republican incumbents all across the country ran from...
...emerged as the national leader of the Republican party was Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Lott, who took over the Senate leadership after Bob Dole resigned to focus on his presidential bid, was re-elected Tuesday by his colleagues to lead the 105th Congress. While the 104th Congress was defined by the aggressive, sometimes bellicose, style of Newt Gingrich, this legislative session should be shaped by Lott's more conciliatory, though still conservative, approach. Shortly after being chosen without opposition, Lott said the GOP and Clinton could work together on balancing the budget, cutting taxes and other issues. "We look...
Kerry, like many of his fellow Democratic congressional candidates, has tried to link his opponent to House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and the Republican-controlled 104th Congress...