LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
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LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
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LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Paul Duke in studio; on program: Debate over sending Military Radar planes to Saudi Arabia. Debate for aid to clean up Three Mile Island site; Debate over immigration policy. Congressional doubts about Reaganomics and budget.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Linda Wertheimer - Intro report on Congress doubting whether Reagan Budget cuts can be carried out.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
David Stockman (architect of Reaganomics) testifying to Senate Budget Committee. Senator Bennett Johnston (D - Louisiana) Don t we really need a whole new plan to do something with these tax cuts? David Stockman (architect of Reaganomics) responds that the plan is sound. Senator, I would respond to that by saying No, I don t believe we need a whole new plan, that the basic plan is sound, but we obviously need mid-course corrections. Shots of members of budget committee. VO - Republicans especially are concerned that recession identified with Reaganomics will hurt them in elections.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Senator Mark Hatfield (R - Oregon) in office, says the promises of Reaganomics have not borne up. Tax cuts might have been premature, maybe parts should be delayed. Those economic assumptions have not borne up. So we re having to change the economic assumptions to meet the changing situation. And as a result it means, perhaps that tax package was premature. Some republicans really are thinking that, or at least some parts of the tax package. And there is a growing number of who say perhaps we ought to delay the implementation of certain portions of that tax package.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Senators in a conference.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Senator Jake Garn (R - Utah), says that Republicans have been holding meetings because there are serious concerns about the budget. With my other responsibilities, I don t need additional meeting for funzies. I don t like to conduct them just to go through an exercise so I was told go ahead with the meeting and produce a recommendation eventually.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Representative Robert Michel (R - Illinois), affirms that Republicans are meeting to try to resolve a solid plan. I m not saying that we ve got all our ducks in order yet because that s what we re meeting about. And because there is this different complexion in both houses, it requires we get together and try and determine what is achievable.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Senator Howard Baker (R - Tennessee), speaking to reporters, announces a tentative plan. There is now a tentative plan for how to proceed to support the President s request for additional savings in the budget figures over the next three years.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Republicans a conference. VO - Republicans want to find a way to get Democrats to take a share of the blame for Reaganomics with the Democrats, also to change course without crossing Reagan.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Senator Mark Hatfield (R - Oregon) in office, says Republicans want to put together a working package, Reagan s package won't win in Congress, need to reach a coalition involving Democrats. I m not sure I would use the term bucking the President because what we re trying to do is put together a package that will fly. And I m convinced that it s going to be difficult to keep all the Republicans welded together in any mix on the Senate side, let alone getting the coalition on the House side. And that s why I say I think we ve reached a point now from a political, pragmatic prospective of developing some kind of bi-partisan approach with Democrats in order to achieve this additional reduction. Linda Wertheimer Are you saying that you re declaring your independence from the President, that you have separate responsibilities and you don t think he s going about it the right way? Senator Mark Hatfield, I think the factor, if there is to be one identified as changing the so-called ballgame, is the factor that many of the people on the Hill are facing re-election - all the House members and 1/3 of the Senate. And as we move closer to that election year, there s going to be more political consideration given to these items. They re gong to look more at the political consequence and the political realities. And that s a perspective that only the Hill has. The President doesn t come up for re-election until 1984.
LAWMAKERS October 22, 1981
Paul Duke and Linda Wertheimer in studio; discussion of Hatfield s remarks, Republican concerns about elections, the change in opinion among GOP about Reaganomics. Democrats willing to let the Republicans stand alone and take the heat. Discussion of what moves might be made on budget, drive to balance budget is fading.