Reagan Budget Draws Bipartisan Fire In Congress
Republicans and Democrats assailed Reagan's 1986 budget as too defense heavy yet agreed some $39 billion in domestic cuts would pass. Leaders in both chambers urged deeper reductions, with White House signing ceremony noted and calls to trim the $30 billion Pentagon hike and the projected deficit.
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Reagan
Pentagon
House
Jim Wright
Texas
Congress
White House
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Senate
GOP
Robert Dole
Kansas
Sen
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Appropriations Committee
Hatfield
Robert Byrd
Dw.va
Patricia Schroeder
D-Coro
Middle America
William Gray
D-Pa
House Budget Committee
Gray
Iowans in Congress attack Reagan farm cuts as insufficient
Iowa senators Grassley and Harkin say the president's budget hurts farmers, despite defense spending increases. They argue deficits stay high and farm programs face deep cuts, while Republicans Tauke Evans and Leach note Congress will adjust the plan in coming steps.
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Sen
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Defense Department
Reagan
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Cooper Evans
Grundy Center
Jim Leach
Davenport
Tauke
Reagan budget brings mixed news for individuals
The budget promises broad gains for many but hits certain groups with delays and cuts. Housing aid would pause new subsidies for two years affecting the poor and elderly awaiting public housing, while other measures may still offer some benefits to workers and students.
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Ashington
Reagan
Congress
Fund to aid Iowa farmers is proposed
Iowa lawmakers were urged to create an Iowa security fund to finance farm operations. Deputy Ag Secretary Thatcher Johnson outlined a plan to use state tax shifts or tax increases to fund emergency loans, with 5 000 to 10 000 farmers in serious trouble. The proposal follows a state of emergency declaration and debates on foreclosures and farm credit.
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Gazette Politica
Des Moines
Thatcher Johnson
Johnson
Iowa Agriculture
Robert Lounsberry
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Farmers Home Administration
Iowa State University
Dick St. Clair
Greene County Assist
Jefferson
GM execs land Iowa schools job training
General Motors Saturn officials toured Michigan and Iowa as they seek a site for a new assembly plant with 6000 jobs. Governor Terry Branstad touted Iowa's education system and job training paying up to half salaries first year. Other states are also pursuing the project, but Iowa aims to beat the competition without a bidding war.
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Iowa
Judy Daubenmier
Warren
Mich
General Motors
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Saturn Corp
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Michigan
Rundell
Saturn
Illinois
Ohio
Kansas
Kentucky
Wisconsin
New York
Pennsylvania
Missouri
General Motors Technical Center
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