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Still a Republican Congress |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL FEATURE--THE MEANING OF THE ELECTIONS |
| Author: Nancy Roman |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1997 |
| Size: 1,787 Words, 11,942 Characters |
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Shortly after results were tallied, House Speaker Newt Gingrich declared his party's paper-thin majority an affirmation of the Republican Congress--and then gently lobbed the legislative agenda into President Clinton's court.
"We have an obligation, frankly, to reach out to the newly reelected president who after all campaigned on a balanced budget and targeted tax cuts and being against drugs and being for doing virtually all the things we said we were for," he said.
Republican leaders all over Capitol Hill followed his cue.
"He [Clinton] won the right to have the first time at bat," said Haley Barbour, chairman of the Republican National Committee. "To the extent that he has an agenda, you can expect Republicans to give it a serious, thoughtful consideration."
This strategy p...
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...mocrats, will likely add to their numbers with Democrats like Alan Boyd of Florida or Bobby Etheridge of North Carolina--making them a more formidable force.
While it is clear Republicans will rule the House, its precise balance is yet to be determined. In Texas, a successful challenge to redistricting raised the possibility that several seats wouldn't be decided until runoffs in December.
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