Helicopter trip prompts budget cut and ICC abolition votes
The House debates a $13,130 cut to the White House budget over a helicopter trip by aides to a Maryland golf course led by David Watkins who resigned and will reimburse taxpayers. Separately, a proposal to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission passed 234 to 192, transferring truck freight regulation to the DOT. Byrd, Rockefeller, Robb, Warner supported or opposed as listed.
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Fathers required to stay active in children's lives
The piece laments rising father absence in America and argues for renewed paternal involvement. It cites teen births, welfare dynamics, crime links, and economic impacts, urging policy shifts to promote marriage and two parent families while condemning single motherhood as detrimental to children.
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Health care reform struggle narrows paths amid party split
House Democrats press employer mandate and cut small firms’ costs while tobacco tax rises 45 cents over five years. Debates on abortion coverage and long term care delay shape the health reform outlook as Moynihan and Senate moderates seek compromise. House Ways and Means to vote on key issues. chances of passage this year about 40 percent.
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