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Phillips, who gained national recognition for his 1967 prediction that a wave of Republican victories sweep the country, said the election signals a growing disillusionment with both political parties--not a "Republican revolution," as current Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) has claimed...
...Gingrich voted for the Clinton policy initiative in 1993 -- reluctantly, he asserted today. At the time, he opposed an amendment that would have allowed the military to resume its practice of asking recruits about their sexual preference...
...holdouts still want to scale back the tax credit, while another group wants to increase the contributions that federal workers make into their own retirement funds. "We don't yet have 218 votes lined up, but we're making good progress," said Tony Blankley, spokesman for House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Under the compromise legislation, the tax cuts would not go into effect until after Congress passes a plan to balance the federal budget. The bill also would include a repeal of increased taxes onSocial Security benefitsand cut the capital gains...
...congressman and Bush Administration housing secretary Jack Kemp today was tapped by the Republican leadership on Capitol Hill to head a feasibility study of broad GOP proposals to restructure the federal income tax system. The supply-sider will chair a commission of nine, four appointed by House Speaker Newt Gingrich and four by Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, that will study competing Republican proposals.TIME chief political correspondent Michael Kramersays Dole may be trying to draw support from Kemp's followers for the1996 presidential race. "Kemp is a very valuable commodity in the party," says Kramer. "Anybody that can rope...
House Speaker Newt Gingrich today said Republicans intend to dismantlePresident Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays in the military, reverting to the old outright ban on homosexuals. Gingrich plans to make the change in the defense authorization bill, which usually goes to the House floor in the summer. Gingrich believes the ban is "the correct position," although it has been ruled unconstitutional by federal judges. Last week, a federal judge also ruled that the Clinton Administration's "don't ask don't tell" policy is unconstitutional, because it impinges on free speech.TIME defense correspondent Mark...