Sen. Hatfield survives job challenge
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Hatfield held onto to his chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee, after a move to censure him proved unsuccessful. The censure proceedings were initiated by younger Senate Republicans who were angry that Hatfield cast the decisive vote against the balanced-budget amendment.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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GOP approves conservative platform
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The Republican Party platform committee approved a conservative platform that called for abortion to be outlawed. The platform draft had referred to Pres George Bush's 1990 tax increase as a 'mistake,' but this was changed to read 'recessionary.'
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1992
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