Congress stalls on Clinton era health care reform
The White House spent years pushing a broad health care overhaul, but Congress buried it. Two bipartisan ideas survived: ban pre existing condition denial and ensure portability. After 18 months since 40 GOP senators backed these changes, nothing passed and a further bill sails through committees only to stall in the Senate. The insurance industry remains powerful as 41 million Americans lack coverage and employer costs rise. Washington’s paralysis continues amid calls for reform.
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Clinton
White House
Congress
GOP
Senate
Kansas
Nancy Kassebaum
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Labor and Human Resources Committee
U.S
Washington
Its Your Quarter Opinion on Welfare and Youth Aid
A reader shares concerns from a store queue criticizing youths on food stamps, urging older generations to influence young people to delay parenthood, and calling for community input via the It s Your Quarter forum at 242-4700 with specific call times.
Standards Ebb In Higher Ed Admission Debate
In Kansas Legislature the debate over setting admission standards at state universities reappears. Proponents argue for maintaining qualification to enroll, while opponents claim every high school graduate should have access. The piece contrasts rigorous early education oversight with a later drift toward entitlement and automatic entry, noting the risk of eroded discipline and delayed qualifications as tuition costs rise.
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Kansas
House Education Committee
Board of Education
It’s Time for a Woman in the Presidential Race
A female writer voices dismay at male dominated campaigns and the lack of female representation. She argues middle ground women seek nuanced stances on abortion and affirmative action, warning most will not trade Roe v Wade or anti discrimination gains for politics as usual. She concludes the election will force women to define their terms and calls for a woman to lead.
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Pat Buchanan
Bob Dole
Steve Forbes
Phil Gramm
Lamar Alexander
Bill Clinton
Alexander
Forbes
Bill
Sigma Nus
Deficit myth exposed by Spotlight reader letters
A Spotlight column from January 15, 1996 argues that the money system requires a continuous deficit to prevent collapse. It claims private bankers control money creation, that interest on bonds drives expansion, and that political leaders mislead the public about balancing budgets while endorsing taxes and debt. It promotes the Sovereignty Resolution as a remedy and criticizes politicians including Greenspan Rubin Gingrich and Dole.
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Spotlight
Congress
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert Rubin
House
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Bob Dole
Old political dogs bark at Forbes flat tax critique
Darrel King argues that veteran Republicans Bob Dole Phil Gramm Lamar Alexander and other candidates unfairly attack Steve Forbes flat tax while praising reforms. He contends Forbes’s plan could be fair with tweaks and contrasts Washington insiders’ record with public needs, urging voters not to be misled.
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Bob Dole
Phil Gramm
Lamar Alexander
Steve Forbes
Forbes
IRS
Dole
Washington
Oklahoma
Darrel King
Readers Urged to Sign Letters with Address and Phone
Letters to the editor are encouraged and must be signed with the writer’s address. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and a telephone number should be included to speed verification.
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