Next 100 days Action should be an agenda
The piece argues Congress should pursue institutional reform beyond budget and routine legislation. It highlights abolishing or reorganizing departments such as Education and Veterans Affairs, reforming banking and telecommunications, and shifting cabinet structures. It notes these changes could redefine government for decades if pursued as a top priority.
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Medicare fights over cost cuts threaten elderly coverage
Beck warns that Medicare reform faces stalemate between Republicans and the Clinton administration as lawmakers seek to trim the program’s growth by roughly 256 to 270 billion over seven years. He notes proposals raise deductibles, redraw Part B costs, or bar high income seniors, while managed care, HMOs, and vouchers spark debate about access, quality, and cost containment for seniors.
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General Accounting Office
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Lessons of VE Day Reframe Respect for Stalin and Cold War
Charen argues President Clinton misreads World War II history, contrasting Soviet suffering under Stalin with Allied victory. He notes Stalin signed the 1939 Non-Aggression Pact with Hitler, invaded Poland, and repressed millions, while the Cold War protected against greater totalitarian threat.
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