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Helms and Bush clash over textile trade holds
In a drawn out dispute Sen. Jesse Helms blocks confirmations and taps holds on Treasury nominees to press for relief for North Carolina textile workers. The stalemate involves the White House and lawmakers including Rep. Bill Thomas and Sen. Trent Lott, with O'Neill and Milliken figures at stake.
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Helms
Bush
Washington
Jesse Helms
Treasury Department
North Carolina
Rn.c
Customs Service
White House
House Committee
Bill Thomas
R-Calif
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
Paul O'Neill
Trent Lott
Dick Cheney
O'Neill
Thomas
Air Force Two
Roger Milliken
American Textile Manufacturers’ Institute
Jack Nash
Milliken & Co
Spartanburg
8.C
Kenneth Dam
United States
Georgia
South Carolina
Clinton
Lott
U.S
O’neill
Congress
Andrew Card
GOP
Department