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October 9, 1985; p. 6A 0 1985 Reproduced with Permission. The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette Fiscal deadlock Anyone who wonders exactly how helpless Congress has become on the deficit problem need only look at the- antics provoked in recent days by a plan advanced by Sens. Phil Gramm of Texas, Warren Rudman of New Hampshire and Ernest .I-lollings of South Carolina. It is a sort of back-door balanced
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is that the legislators are going into an election year and want to have it both ways. They want to appear to be fiscally responsible without taking measures-tax in- creases and spending cuts—-that might irritate various interest groups. 50 they are debating whether to bind their successors, in the hope ,,-Congi-ess votes to spend. % _ P - Of course, they do not mind the publicity 0 1985 Reproduced with Perrnission
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to the essential $2 trillion debt ceiling bill. That nasty piece of opportunistic sanc- timony has got half of Washington running for cover and the other half running laps. The Gramm amendment is, frankly, the worst news of this or any other recent week. It would require Congress to reduce the deficit to zero by 1991 in annual $36 billion increments. If those tar- gets are not reached, the president would make
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@112 Qurlirujtnn Cilrrr ,§ time October 8, 1985; p. 8A _ g 1985 Tl"-' 3'~"’""'9t0n Free Press. Reproduced with Permission. Budget Balance Is No Sure Cure , For Economic Ills Listening to proponents of a constitutional amendment which would require a balanced federal budget, the public might get the impression that it is a magic potion that will cure the nation
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October 11,hl985; p. 2B O 1985 Reproduced with Permission. The Wichita Eagle-Beacon Balanced u dget fl nly a Start Senate aide probably summed it up best: “This is a bad idea whose time has come.” The balanced budget bill passed Wednesday by the Senate ‘is a desper- ate response to five years of irresponsible government financing. Above all, this bill represents not an acceptance of responsibil
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—>_—.. ‘.—r ALBUQUERQUE J‘ RNAL . r 9 1985 Albuquerque Journal. Reproduced with Permission. October 16, 1985; p. A4 A Plan, Sort Of The balanced budget plan approvedlby theliienate hasits problems. Itis vague. It gives the executive are more powerful voice in what" is traditionally and constitutionally a Congressional responsibility. And it puts off-limits cuts in Social Security, a large
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October 1, 1985; p. A18’ ’<Zl)c iUu5l)ingt.on 1,1051 - 0 1985 Reproduced with Permission. The Washington Post At New T/lppraachl to the Deficit A not merely to raise the debt ceiling, but to move it above $2 trillion. That is a magic T HE SENATE now has to vote on another bill . number, but these tend to be theatrical occasions ‘ anyway. Everyone understands that the bills are basically
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311a N ew fiorkfiiimes October 4, 1985; p. A30" 9‘ 1985 Reproduced with Permission. New York Times The Balanced Baloney Act of 1985 Frustrated by the failure to reduce the breath- taking Federal deficit, Congress and the President are ready to fasten onto a fantasy. Dreamed up by Senators Rudman of New Hampshire and Gramm of Texas,.both Republicans, it promises to balance the budget by 1991
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October 8, 1985; p. 84 © 1985 Reproduced with Permission. The (Bal‘cimo:r'e) Sun Budgei:‘BalanciI1g Act _. As the fiscal new year begins under the of an inescapable need to raise the national debt limit past the $2 trillion mark. Congress and the Reagan White House are in a state of contrived politica.l panic and in search ofa panacea. ' ' - panacea of the moment - a proposal to C
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THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL October 8, 1985; p. 10 On the surface, it sounds like a sensible idea: putting statutory ceilings on the annual federal budget deficit. Everybody knows that the deficits need to be reduced. Yet, the so«called balanced- a . budget amendment that has been causing such a furor in Washington in recent days is not as straightforward a deal as various political leaders have
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Etyclliasiyingtnn Eim-29 ‘o 1935 Reproduced with Permission. October 7, 1985; p. 9A _ p p The Washington Tlmes Balanced for a day Mom is up on Capitol Hill today carrying an apple pie, a frankfurter, and a bill to bal- ance the budget. Everybody can take a slice of pie‘, a bite of the dog, and cast a vote for black ink. Cameras will click, throats will warble, and there will be handshakes all
The gramm-rudman-hollings ammendment for budget deficit control
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The Gramm-Rudman-Hollings amendment for budget deficit control: Editorial commentary
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1985
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This illustrative collection of editorials is taken from newspapers monitored by CRS. The sources look at the controversy surrounding the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings amendment to the debt limit increase for the purpose of reducing budget deficits and balancing the budget by 1991. An introductory section contains newspaper articles presenting press coverage on the issue. The articles and editorials are arranged chronologically, with the most recent dates appearing first. [Current Editorial CE79 on budget deficits is also available; it includes editorials on this topic received in Library Services since November 1, 1985.]
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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..}...i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Detroit Free Press (Michigan) ......., . . . . . ..,; . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .;.. l2, Kansas_City Star .......................... . . . . .; . . . . . . . . . . . . ..L,...,. Minneapolis Star and Tribune (Minnesota
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on the problem; the other on actions that have been taken to deal with the problem. Both sections are arranged in reverse chronological order. The editorials were selected from the editorial collection maintained by the Library Services 0 Division. This is an illustrative collection of editorial comments on a national issue. The Congressional Research Service monitors the editorial pages of approximately 55
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L_c; 1 L1. e/<3’/*3; /e,a+ #*n»~i515i; effl’ « .86-525 L’, P % Sangressionai Research Service ‘ ~ “.i'§*2e ijbraryx of Cdngress t Washington. DC. £0540 THE HOMELESS: EDITORIAL COMMENTARY Compiled by Library Services Division figeiifi January 1986 M ‘V i l .5. 3 ‘ g , u.._\ _ .‘v,,m‘a§§h_ Went-t-swtrW*‘ ““'““‘ = 7 Government Publicatiofie Unit AUG 0 4 1994 Washineton Universoty Librariés
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'91 z 1 December 25, - Continued from 9 85; p. 10 previous page: ‘me homeless, estimated at any- ‘ ‘where from 20,000 to 75,000 in Les ‘An. geies County, are scattered throughout , the city underneath freeway over- passes, in ‘alleys or in vacant lots. in a homeless population of 4,000 to 5,000 may swell to 20,000 in win- ter. said Frank C. Rabbito, social serv- ices administrator
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