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...breakfast meeting the next day, House Speaker Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill reminded Carter that the Democratic Party had historically been the "champion of the poor and the indigent." There are 12 million people still on welfare, said O'Neill, 7 million of them children. There was no consensus among Democrats on the Hill to cut back existing programs or give up new ones. "I can read this Congress," he told Carter. "If there is no move to serve those who need compassion, we'll run into a bag of troubles." Carter replied that he may have emphasized...
...wide-ranging discussion on the composition of the student body at a meeting of the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life (CHUL) yesterday produced a consensus that the financial problems facing middle income students are severe, but few suggestions on how to alleviate them...
...governor has always said that he would be willing to sign a marijuana decriminalization bill if one were to come to his desk. However, he does not plan any special lobbying effort on behalf of the decriminalization bill in the legislature." The statement is still another confirmation of the consensus that the House will be the ultimate crucible...
...solar-electric energy, only those fuels currently available will generally be around." Schlesinger candidly explained the Administration's decision to de-emphasize breeder research as a concession to the environmentalists. He defended it as the sort of trade-off necessary in order to organize a national consensus in support of Carter's program...
This year each House representative canvassed the seniors for candidates in addition to presenting a list of suggested names and delivered the preferences to the committee. The committee then made a consensus list and selected the candidates according to their broad appeal...