Congress Pay Raise Vote Reveals Wary Governing Practice
The House and Senate avoided a direct vote on a $12,900 pay raise for Congress last February. This week opponents attached an amendment to delete the money, forcing votes. The raise passed 241 to 181 as leaders pressured members. Voters had complained for months about the pay raise and related measures.
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Congress
House
Thomas P O'Neill
Senate
Congress of
United States
Stephen J. Solarz
Dn.y
Travel costs of Washington lawmakers questioned by FOIA
An article notes travel bills for Congress, citing a discrepancy between last year’s claimed almost 1.5 million dollars and records showing over 2.5 million. It highlights military-provided services and transportation as a major source of variance and calls for honest accounting and FOIA-powered scrutiny.
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Congress
U.S. News & World Report
Capitol Hill feuds show human side of Congress
Tourists hear the Capitol’s history as lawmakers trade etiquette for raw politics. Feuds flare between Sen. William Proxmire and Rep. Larry Coughlin over defense probes, with harsh exchanges on and off the floor. Other squabbles involve Rep. Clement Zablocki and Rep. Ben Rosenthal, plus Melcher’s challenge to Senate rules and Dingell Waxman tensions over energy policy.
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Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
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R-Pa
Coughlin
Joint
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Proxmire
Promaire
Committee
Pentagon
House
McGovern
McDonald
Capitol Hall
Ben Rosenthal
Dn.y
Clement Zablocki
Rosenthal
Zablocki
House International Relations Committee
New Yorker
Democratic
John Melcher
D-Mont
Senate
Interior Committee
Montana
Lee Metcalf
Melcher
John Dingell
D-Mich
Henry Warman
D-Calif
Los Angeles
Waxman
Dingell
Dissent, repression rise in Soviet Union over Helsinki pact
The article argues Brezhnev signed the Helsinki human rights basket to gain Western recognition of Soviet gains in eastern Europe but dissidents across the USSR and allied states spark a wave of repression. It notes aging Kremlin leadership, succession pressures, and fears of nationalist uprisings, while weighing U.S. influence under Carter and the limits of outside intervention.
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Brezhnev
Jimmy Carter
Carter
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Russian
Communist Party
Nikolai Podgorny
Alexei Kosygin
Mikhail Suslov
Andrei Kirilenko
Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Belgrade
U.S
Soviet Bloc
Americas
Washington notes on Carter era tensions and foreign policy
State Department experts warn of rising military activity on the Soviet Chinese border and a possible summit to ease tensions with Brezhnev. Talks seek Iraq normalization amid trade ties with Saddam Hussein. Moynihan urges selective price and wage controls. White House grapples with labor’s pushback and unemployment benefit cuts. GOP unity aids opposition strategy on Capitol Hill.
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U.S
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Communist Party
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Carter
United States
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Ba‘athists
Israel
Gas pipeline lobbyist ties influence on deregulation vote
Washington scene centers on John G. McMillian Northwest Pipeline chief who urged Nevada representative James Santini to oppose natural gas deregulation citing Canadian gas prices. McMillian’s North Slope ties and Carter administration connections fuel heavy lobbying ahead of a pivotal Federal Power Commission decision due by Dec 1. Santini worries the bid by three bidders including El Paso Natural Gas Arctic Stream and Alcan Pipeline could reshape Alaska gas delivery as Carter weighs the choice.
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James D. Santini
Nevada
Santini
McMillian
Fai
North Slope
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Goes
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Istors
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Finance Committee
McMillin
Alaska
U.S
el Paso Natural Gas
U. S
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Nies
Upper Midwest
Alcan Pipeline Co
Northwest Pipeline
Federal Power Commission
Jimmy Carter
Ey Santini
Kirweger
Horse Commerce Committee
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