Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Lawmakers, Congress gearing up for 1982 elections - January 14, 1982
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Paul Duke intro report on Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) and his home-district activities.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) in meeting with group of older constituents, presenting an American flag to one.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) riding in a van on the highway, discusses his district, says that local politics are strongly linked to Federal issues. You ve got to understand that this is a unique district in some ways because it s right her next to the nation s capital. So many people, the guy from California or Texas or Oklahoma, can say Well, gee I m in Washington and obviously I can t come home every night, but I can.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Cars on 4 lane highway. Looking into rearview mirror at the cars behind.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) entering a Dodge car dealership. Rod Gautier, Manager Spring Mall Dodge dealership, about competition from Japan. It s just completely an unfair situation. I think we ought to take a little bit more of a protectionist attitude. Parris. How about import tariffs? Gautier. That s what I m thinking of. That s something that we re going to have to look at.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
CU of dodge cars in a showroom.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) My strong impression is that the committee that has jurisdiction over that function is not in favor of the imposition of an import tariff on foreign automobiles. But I ll find out.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Exterior of Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) headquarters. Political staffers on phones and typing on typewriter.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) meeting with Government workers union representative, Harold Dobson. Dobson, There are other options. One of which I heard was the possibility of, not just reorganizing, but creating a totally new organization. I would guess, abolish EPA. Parris, That hasn t been seriously proposed, has it? I mean - in a public way? Dobson, Well Sire, I don t know. Parris, Okay. Dobson, Perhaps you can give us some help? Parris, At least to find out where we are.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
DO NOT USE CU of newspaper headline.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Woman office workers at her desk, talking on the phone.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) in office, discusses dilemma of sticking by Reagan versus going to bat for his constituents. The Federal employees are no different than any other segment of the population. They are perfectly willing to carry their share, their fair burden of the reduction of the growth of government and the cost of government and the increase in taxes, that sort of thing. But that impact has to be fair and even-handed and reasonable. And when it becomes excessive and unfair, that s when the federal government employees start to react. And that s when I start to go to war with the White House.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) walking down a hallway. Parris speaking at a luncheon. Parris walking into a building.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Herb Harris (D - Virginia) challenger for Parris seat, greeting a group of supporters arriving for a campaign event. Harris speaking to supporters, As a matter of fact, he had one of our friends, he was trying to call me the other morning. He was away from his house and he didn t have my home phone number. So he called information and he asked information for the number for Herb Harris. And information said You mean the former Congressman? He said yes. And she said He is gonna run again? (laughter) He said, you know I think so. You tell him we sure hope so. Harris, I think you can see now, in the Congressmen of the type that we have in the Eighth District, it has been 100% for Reaganomics, the current economics. There is this 100% record of support no matter what the effect is on the 8th district. This isn t the type of Congressman I think the eighth district should have.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Representative Stan Parris (R - Virginia) says frankly that if Reaganomics doesn't start to work, the bad economy will be poison to Congressmen like him. If the President s economic program for recovery is not effective in the modestly near term, whatever that is - by the end of summer, next year or whatever - it will be very difficult, it will be very injurious, not only to the economy of this nation, but to the political fortunes of moderate conservatives like me who have supported that program.
Lawmakers - January 14, 1982
Paul Duke discussion with Cokie Roberts and Linda Wertheimer of Reaganomics as an issue in the coming election. Notes that one Congresswoman already won a special election to Congress by opposing Reaganomics. Discussion of importance of local issues in an election year, Congressmen trying to make hay at home during recess, PAC funds from national groups starting to change the personal and local nature of Congressional campaigns.