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Congress to lose speaking fees if raise goes through
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven members of Congress attended the tobacco industry's annual conference near Palm Springs, Calif., earlier this month. They stayed at a posh resort with a golf course, tennis courts and a spa — and received speaking fees.
One of those attending was Congress' speaking-fees champion, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Darian Rostenkowski. The Illinois Democrat, who also played in Bob Hope's golf tournament in Palm Springs, made three speeches for $2,000 each and two speeches for $7,500 each while he was in the area, an aide said.
But if a proposed deal goes through, in return for a big pay raise, senators and representatives would give up access to the hefty speaking fees that have helped attract many of them to thousands of functions each year.
year.
It's not clear how trip expenses would be handled. However, unless members of Congress are forced to
they want.
But some cities and groups could have trouble.
pay all their travel and lodging expenses, conferences in places such as Palm Springs would seem to face no problem bringing in the people they want.
Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore, summing up the situation bluntly, said that without a speaking fee, "I would not fly to Cleveland to speak to a trade group I didn't care about."
trade group rather than he said that if such fees — known as honoraria — were banned, he would accept only engagements "to get out a particular message or rally the troops" on issues he cared about.
Sea. Conclaire Pell, D.R.I., said he "wouldn't speak as much" without honoraria but would continue to address groups where he could "drum up support" for his legislative goals.
goals.
Rep. Doug Barnard Jr., D-Ga,
said some of his colleagues "say if
it's not a $2,000 honorarium, it's not
worth going to." He hastened to add,
"I'm not like that."
Senators currently can keep honor
aria amounting to 40 percent of salary - in other words, up to $35,800 for rank-and-file members, and more for leaders who receive extra pay. A house limit of 30 percent of salary amounts to $26,850 for the rank-and-file. Honoraria include payment for speeches, appearances and written articles.
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, January 25, 1989
figure, going to change.
Congressional leaders have said lawmakers would ban such fees in return for a 50 percent pay raise that would send rank-and-fel salaries zooming from $89,500 to $135,000.
articles
Lawmakers in both houses can return up to $2,000 for each article or event, with any fee exceeding that figure, going to charity.
zoning from $100,000. Unless both houses vote to stop it, the pay increase recommended by former President Reagan in his budget plan would become law in two weeks.
Spokesmen for some interest groups say they are wondering if they'll still attract lawmakers for convention speeches, plant tours and Washington power伞 meetings with lobbyists if they can no longer offer fees.
Bush to submit budget details
WASHINGTON — President Bush yesterday pledged to submit detailed revisions of Ronald Reagan's budget next month. He suggested high-level negotiations between the White House and Congress to produce an early agreement.
The Associated Press
early agreement. The White House acknowledged that Bush had not kept his promise to send his team of budget negotiators to Congress on the first day of his presidency. Likewise, it appeared unlikely Bush would follow through on his promise of personally leading the budget talks.
"It was all sweetness and light," said the House Republican whip, Rep. Richard Cheney of Wyoming. He acknowledged that differences on the budget and other problems were inevitable eventually. "The honeymon's still on — two more days, three more days — enjoy it while it lasts."
Amit a glow of bipartisan good will on the fourth day of his presidency, Bush met at the White House with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to seek cooperation on the budget and foreign policy.
seek cooperation, there is a very hopeful sense that we are going to be able to find bipartisanship almost everywhere," the speaker of the House, Rep. Jim Wright, D-Texas, said after two hours of talks with Bush.
it asks.
Hispaniots and Democrats alike said Bush gave no clue about his budget priorities, but said his proposals would include steps to deal with the nation's savings and loan crisis.
Bush will address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 9 to reveal proposals for revising Reagan's $1.15 billion budget for fiscal 1990.
budget for them and other Democratic leaders reserved judgment on Bush's formula for budget talks. "We'd like to
'G
Generally there is a very hopeful sense that we are going to be able to find bipartisanship almost everywhere.'
- Rep. Jim Wright, D-Texas speaker of the House
wait until we see a budget, until we see where the areas of agreement and disagreement would be, before we consult," Wright said.
consult." Wright said.
White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said the administration imposed that Congress try to speed up the budget by conducting weekly meetings attended by top House and Senate leaders, as well as the chairmen of various committees with jurisdiction over the budget and tax-writing legislation.
Fitzwater said Darman and Treasury Secretary Nicholas F. Brady would join the talks. "I don't think the president would be involved on a continuing basis but he probably could be involved at any point," the spokesman said.
said.
Of the plan for weekly meetings, the House Republican leader, Rep. Robert Michel of Illinois, told reporters, "It would be to our advantage to have the leadership meet in an informal sort of way from time to time, moving the process along, (so) that it doesn't get to lag and drag."
He said the goal would be to telescope the process and said Wright had promised Bush his budget would be on a fast track.
Lawmakers propose $2.5 billion measure to improve child care
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators joined a conservative Republican yesterday to introduce a revised $2.5 billion child-care package aimed at satisfying President Bush and the GOP lawmakers who blocked an earlier version.
"On behalf of America's children, we senators have extended a political olive branch." said Sen Christopher J. Dodd, D-Dcn., chief sponsor of the measure, cited that prediction to serve for an eventual compromise to win congressional passage and Bush's signature.
Sen and Dan's fight.
Sen. Orn Rinnah, R-Utta, said,
"We still have some differing views, but we agree that it is time
"I am not co-sponsoring this bill because I think it is a perfect solution," Hatch said. "Rather, it signals the continuation of the discussions we began last fall."
to address the growing concern of millions of American families over the lack of affordable, quality child care."
Senate bills will penalize chemical war
aodun training. The legislation is based on last year's Act for Better Child Care Services, which was designed to help low-income parents pay for child care, expand the supply of child care and assure minimum standards of health, safety and staff training at child-care centers.
discussions we began He said differences remained about financing.
The proposed action was announced at a hearing in which senators cited reports that the West German government had looked the other way and intervened to help Middle East nations obtain chemical warfare capability.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Legislation to penalize nations that use chemical weapons and private companies that help produce them will be introduced this week, Republican and Democratic senators said yesterday.
Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he would introduce a bill to require U.S. diplomatic and economic sanctions against any nation that used chemical or biological weapons.
A U.S. official said West Germany was addressing the situation.
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