Contract with America's Impact Part 1
Republican and Democratic mayors spoke about the Contract With America, a Republican proposal designed to reform current welfare, healthcare, and economic policies. The mayors talked about …
82 viewsRepublican and Democratic mayors spoke about the Contract With America, a Republican proposal designed to reform current welfare, healthcare, and economic policies. The mayors talked about …
82 viewsRepublican and Democratic mayors and others discussed the impact of the Republican agenda on their cities in such areas as welfare reform and economic development.
66 viewsKnoxville, Tennessee Mayor Victor Ashe (R), chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, talked about his opposition to unfunded federal and state mandates on city governments, during a visit to …
117 viewsParticipants talked about the 104th Congress' impact on local governments on such issues as budget cuts and military base closings and returning more money and responsibility for government …
43 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspaper; interviews with journalists and legislatures. In studio guests include, the San Francisco Chr…
119 viewsVice President Al Gore, Jr., and several lawmakers and other public officials spoke to mayors. They addressed such issues as welfare reform and budget cuts, and their impact on urban areas.
44 viewsRepresentative Dick Gephardt (D-MO) talked about the importance of the balanced budget amendment and how other measures to reduce federal government size and spending and shift more power to…
36 viewsSpeaker of the House Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA) spoke at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting about the effect of government downsizing, power shifting to states, and change…
39 viewsIn a recent meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt talked about land and water conservation programs. Defense Secretary William Perry talked about the ef…
35 viewsSeveral notable officials and legislators gathered at the opening session for the annual US Conference of Mayors winter meeting. Several topics talked about included unfunded mandates and De…
53 viewsCommittee members heard testimony on revisions proposed to last year’s crime bill. The reform proposals are part of the Republican "Contract with America". They include adding new mandatory …
143 viewsIn a conference hosted by Northwestern University’s Annenberg Washington Program the participants discussed federal, state and local telecommunications policy and ways in which the different…
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