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Reagan seeks bipartisan path with Congress in new approach
President Reagan launches year three by inviting Democratic congressional leaders to cooperate on solving national problems. The White House signals a shift from confrontation to cooperation, aiming to mirror Eisenhower era coalition politics with leaders like O'Neill, Rosttenkowski, and Jones guiding budget and tax policy. The test begins after the January State of the Union and the 1984 budget submission.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
House
James Wright
Texas
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
R-W.va
Reps
Phil Gramm
Kent Hance
Kenneth M. Duberstein
Capitol Hill
O’neill
Democratic Committee
Rep
Daniel Rostenkowski
Illinois
James R. Jones
Oklahoma
Gan
Duberstein
Rostenkowski