Lawmakers October 20 1983
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Lawmakers 10/20/1983
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Paul Duke transitions to Cokie Roberts with a report on the influence of the 1984 Presidential elections on Congressional business.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Senator Paul Laxalt (R - Nevada), General Chairperson of the Republican National Committee, for all intents and purposes though, as far as this Chairman is concerned, in football terms - this candidacy is on the 6 inch line. As I indicated, it is a subtle thing, but as quickly as you become a formal announced candidate it impairs, to some extent your creditability, and I don t believe at all, in preserving that credibility until after the Congress goes out.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Statue at top of Capitol Dome, pan down to wide view of Capitol.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative Barber Conable (R - New York) Well, the effect generally of elections is to turn issues from opportunities for service into concerns as to how they can be used against you in November 84. It tends to make the decision makers very cautious and very conservative.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, speaking at conference, I have a Black, I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple. He laughs. (insult, stereotypes, discrimination)
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Senator Bob Dole (R - Kansas) My own view is that as a Republican - and fairness being the number one or very high on the list of issues in the upcoming campaign - we need to be positive. And we just can t stand about every two or three months, Mr. Watt making some comment to offend another 20, 30, 40 million people.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Debate on the House Floor. Shot of Representative Wyche Fowler Jr. (D - Georgia) and Representative Newt Gingrich (R - Georgia).
Lawmakers October 20 1983
8/2/1983 Representative Bill Alexander (D - Arkansas) Martin Luther King struggled so that all citizens could share in the aspiration of the American Dream. And he gave his life for dignity, for equality, and for justice.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
8/2/1983 Representative Mickey Edwards (R - Oklahoma) This is an issue (Martin Luther King holiday) that goes to the heart of what America is all about. What this resolution celebrates is what we as Republicans and conservatives believe in and I ask all of my colleagues to vote for it.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Head table on stage at large Hispanic political dinner. Zoom shows President Ronald Reagan at the podium.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative Tip O'Neill (D - Massachusetts) entering House Chamber.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative Dan Lungren (R - California) on delay of immigration bill. Mr. Speaker, the stench from the rotting carcass of arrogant political partisanship lies heavily on the air of this chamber today. Mr. Speaker, your announced refusal to allow consideration of the immigration bill does a disservice to my constituents, to my part of the country, and to the entire nation.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Oct 19, 1983 President Ronald Reagan at podium of White House Press room. And I ask the Congress for cooperation in these last 4 weeks before it leaves for the year. Many key budget decisions remain, and we have a real opportunity to hold down spending and reduce deficits.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative Jim Wright (D - Texas), Majority Leader, in debate on House Floor. Ronald Reagan, because his polices did go into effect, because of his excessive tax cut for the wealthiest few, because of the Reagan Recession, has just presided over a Reagan deficit of $207 billion
Lawmakers October 20 1983
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Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative Barber Conable (R - New York) in office, The candidates are going to want to ride into office on a crest of a wave of optimism. They aren t going to want to go around telling people - Now look, things are tough, the deficit is way too big, it s going to effect the recovery in ways that are going to require us to be very tough in 1985. They re not going to say things like that.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative James Jones (D - Oklahoma) Unless there is a sufficient fear that the deficits are going to abort this economic recovery before the 1984 elections, I fear that nothing is going to be done about them.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Senator Mark Hatfield (R - Oregon) I don t think much is going to happen to change the status quo because it s an election year. Quite frankly the Congress and White House together are not interested in disturbing the status quo during an election year.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Representative James Jones (D - Oklahoma) We ve almost gotten to a situation now where partisan politics seem to be so controlling that out of every 4 year cycle, we have about 6 months to do anything about substantive problems. And I think that s a disaster.
Lawmakers October 20 1983
Cokie Roberts concludes segment. She comments more evidence is the House Ways and Means Committee voting out a substantially lower revenue bill than recommended by the budget. Spending seems similarly unlikely to be cut. Linda Wertheimer comments that Democrats have moved to block covert aid to Nicaraguan Contras, a move also popular with voters concerned about war.