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...Clyburn became the first black South Carolinian elected to the House since George Washington Murray left Capitol Hill in 1897. He has often been the only liberal South Carolina vote in the 104th Congress, but uses his ability to work with both parties to deliver federal funding to the district...
This nine-term Republican loyalist has made a name for himself in the 104th Congress as the chairman of the Immigration and Claims Subcommittee, where he has spent a great deal of political capital pushing for reform of immigration procedures. At the end of September, a Smith-sponsored immigration bill that will curb aid to U.S. legal immigrants passed the House...
After finishing a demoralizing third place in the 1993 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate and failing to win the chairmanship of the Texas G.O.P. in 1994, Barton has finally enjoyed some legislative glory during the 104th Congress as a leader in the balanced-budget wars. And despite redistricting, he may avoid a runoff...
More than 70 people who started the 104th Congress will not be on the ballot for those same seats in the 105th. With the advantage of incumbency thus forfeited, the outcome of this year's election may depend less on who's running than...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I think the freshman class is the most principled body of people in [the 104th Congress...