Word: gephardt
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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...anyone could determine, the difference between Reagan and his congressional opponents finally came down to around $4 billion, less than 1% of the $415 billion provided by the House version of the continuing resolution.* Exclaimed Representative Richard Gephardt, a Missouri Democrat: "We're fighting over nothing...
...What do you think?" Rostenkowski asked a caucus of his Democratic colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee after giving a noncommittal presentation of the Administration's position. Richard Gephardt of Missouri spoke for the majority: "If that's the bottom line, then there are no further negotiations." The Democrats did not like the deficits inherent in a massive, multiyear cut, and were concerned that the middle class was not getting enough of a break. Rostenkowski did some polling. "How many for a three-year tax bill?" he asked. One member raised his hand. "How many...
Rostenkowski, 53, known widely as "Danny," is a member of an endangered species: a dyed-in-the-polyester Cook County pol trained by late Mayor Richard J. Daley to put party before everything. Rostenkowski learned his lesson well. He once impressed House Democrat Richard Gephardt of Missouri by following up some legislative support he had promised with a simple note: "I keep my word. Dan." Says Chicago political analyst Don Rose of Rostenkowski: "He is not an ideological politician. He is Mr. Practicality...