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...month strike, the White House tossed the issue to Congress. But many lawmakers are reluctant to intervene in labor-management fights that do not involve national security. "We maintain our view that Congress is ill-suited to resolving private labor disputes," said a statement from House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate majority leader Bob Dole...
House Speaker Newt Gingrich was taken by surprise when 24 renegade Republicans teamed up with House Democrats late last night to shoot down a "Contract With America" proposal (by a vote of 218-212) that would have revived work on a "Star Wars"-style missile defense system. But GOP House members stuck together today on the far more significant issue of congressional authority over American foreign policy. By a vote of 241-181, the House passed a measure that would restrict the president''s authority to place U.S. troops under foreign command, would cut United Nations funding and would speed...
...poor and give to the rich." Clinton wants to raise the wage by 90 cents over a two-year period, from $4.25 to $5.15. Reich pointed out at a press conference today that the last time the minimum wage was raised, in 1991, both Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich supported the idea...
...Fehr lauded the bill, introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) and Bob Graham (D-Fla.). They want to let players mount court challenges -- as is done in other industries -- when owners unite to set labor restrictions. Congressional leaders, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich, are opposed to enacting legislation to solve the strike. Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) are slated to meet tomorrow with federal mediator, W.J. Usery, who also has been trying to break the deadlock...
...response to the connie chung-Kathleen Gingrich incident in which Newt Gingrich's mother revealed he had called Hillary Clinton a ``bitch'' [Jan. 16], I believe bitch is a badge of honor. A woman should feel honored when the word is applied to her. It means she has been assertive and her efforts have not gone unnoticed...