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...political cohesiveness. Until O'Neill's wife moved from Cambridge to Washington, he and Boland were the city's version of the odd couple: the disheveled Speaker and the natty Congressman shared a house for 24 years. The delegation's only Republican, Congressman Silvio Conte, is a gourmet cook who invites the O'Neills over for dinner. Says Conte: "We all have a tremendous relationship. And it makes our delegation one of the most powerful in Congress...
...child nutrition, by about 8%, while boosting the defense budget by 14%. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are loath to make further cuts in programs for the poor. Moreover, there is considerable bipartisan support for a public works jobs program to stimulate employment. Predicted Republican Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts: "There will be a hell of a shift from defense to social programs, no doubt about...
When the congressional conferees met to work out a consensus on the continuing resolution, the "compromise" between the House's $5.4 billion program and the Senate's $1.2 billion program turned out to be a Reagan-pleasing goose egg. Republican Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts put the matter bluntly to Democratic Congressman Jamie Whitten of Mississippi. Said Conte: "Christ, Jamie, why make us go through this? We'll just get a veto and be right back here." At a private conference that evening, the Democrats decided it was futile to provoke a confrontation that would close down...
...Twas the season to be generous, if not jolly, on Capitol Hill. In its preholiday I dash toward adjournment, the lameduck Congress bestowed dozens of baubles, bangles and beads on the folks (and special-interest groups) back home. The result, fumed Silvio Conte, ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, was "a Christmas tree...
...weeks ago, the Senate with great sanctimony repealed the tax break and restored the $3,000 deduction limit. Unwilling to endure the public's wrath alone, the House reluctantly followed suit. Massachusetts Congressman Silvio Conte sneered at the Senate: "You got a bunch of fat cats up there raking in the big bucks. They can be big statesmen because they can collect those big honoraria." Utah Senator Jake Garn gibed that House members were "just as gutless" for retreating on their tax deductions...