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...that closed meeting, the Democrats decided that none of the four should be deprived automatically of any subcommittee chairmanship because of the allegations against them. The caucus did rule that Michigan's Charles C. Diggs, convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for taking salary kickbacks from his staff, must face a vote of the entire caucus on whether he can remain as chairman of the Africa Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee. So, too, must Pennsylvania's Daniel Flood, indicted on bribery and other charges, if he wishes to keep his chairmanship of the Labor...
With the tide of political sentiment moving against many black concerns, some activists suggest a return to the feistiness of the civil rights movement. Says Howard University Professor Ron Walters: "We need to develop a lobbying apparatus to raise a sophisticated kind of hell. If the Black Caucus meets with the President and is unhappy with what he offers them, what can it do? We need to tie demonstrations in the street more closely to an effect on policies...
...detected a shift in the reformers of 1974 and 1976. "A lot of them have matured," he said. "Many now are prone to listen to the leadership, instead of taking pride in being mavericks." Democratic House Whip John Brademas found a related change. "What we are seeing in the caucus," he observed, "is a reflection of the mood of the country-a mood of restraint and moderation." The leaders take that to mean that the 96th Congress is not likely to embark on many new programs, will work hard to make present programs more effective, and will pare even...
...this newly unrebellious mood, the Democratic caucus readily re-elected its party leaders O'Neill, Wright and Tom Foley, chairman of the caucus. Those leaders appreciatively took this as a refreshing vote of confidence. The caucus also beat back efforts by some of the older reformist firebrands to slash the remaining powers of committee chairmen even further. There was remarkably little resistance when O'Neill asked that the one sensitive issue facing the caucus be debated and decided in private, rather than with reporters present. It was the question of what to do about four members...
Older hands noted that as these and other decisions were being made in the caucus, the newest members took little part. They apparently had come to learn, rather than to upset things. Connecticut's Bob Giaimo, chairman of the influential House Budget Committee, watched with admiration. "The newcomers are learning the ropes, not taking the lead," he noted. "The reform spirit is not in them...