Word: bipartisanship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DIED. JOHN CHAFEE, 77, Republican Rhode Island Senator who pressed environmental issues and promoted bipartisanship; of heart failure; in Bethesda, Md. (see Eulogy, below...
...inaction is better than wrong action," said Trent Lott on Tuesday, sounding just like White House wonk Gene Sperling did on Sunday. If no deal gets done, this year?s surplus goes straight into debt repayment ? something nobody is against these days. And although Roth has a way with bipartisanship, a standoff seems the likeliest possibility. "Clinton has successfully sold his spending programs as more important than tax cuts," says Branegan. "The White House doesn?t feel it will have to give too much up, and if the GOP stands firm, Clinton will veto it." But take heart, overtaxed Americans...
Cellucci cited his tenure as lieutenant governor under William F. Weld '66 as examples of bipartisanship at its best...
Cellucci cited his tenure as lieutenant governor under William F. Weld '66 as examples of bipartisanship at its best...
...Slim and none," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "That call for bipartisanship was made in a partisan way, and on the big stuff like Social Security and Medicare, there?s just too much work to be done." But the incremental President may have a shot at some small gains. "He?ll probably win again on taxes," says Branegan. "The Republicans are in too much disarray, and the clamor for broad cuts is still a lot louder on the Hill than it is with voters." Gun control is another possibility -- though Clinton is just as happy if that...