Washington Wednesday Journal

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. Tom Walker of Fisher Broadcasting discussed Senator Mark Hatfield’s current standing in Oregon following his vote against the Balanced Budget Amendment. Patrice Hill of The Washington Times reviewed the legal reform measures being proposed by the House Republicans. In the newspaper roundtable, Representatives Gutierrez (D-Illinois) and Hayworth (R-Arizona) discussed the headlines in the morning newspapers around the U.S. Thomas Ferraro of Bloomberg Business News discussed the Securities Litigation Reform Bill being debated in the House. White House Counsel Abner Mikva presented the case against the Republican legal reform proposals; Representative Robert Goodlatte (R-Virginia) presented the case in favor of it. In the final segment, Governor Howard Dean of Vermont discussed issue close