-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! --------------- TODAY'S HEADLINES --------------- Door to door in Iowa, campaigning against complacency Clinton seeks education tax credit Sen. Kerrey of Nebraska announces he won't run for third term Trump says party's internal warfare dulls his interest in running Democrats concerned that Bush could help GOP steal their edge on issues Bradley takes credit for inevitable health reform DeLay woos conservatives for GOP drive for White House, Congress Mrs Clinton's popularity fades a year after impeachment fight McCain camp says tax dispute not based on facts Iowa Caucus Q&A Elian good for Cuba propaganda Midnight train to Iowa, other notes and quotes from the campaign ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- There have been a number of recent developments in House and Senate races. In the Minnesota Senate race, former (1983-94) Democratic congressman Tim Penny has filed a statement of candidacy and is expected to make a formal announcement shortly. There are now eight Democrats competing for the right to challenge freshman Republican Rod Grams. The others are wealthy trial lawyer Michael Ciresi; state Senators Steve Kelley and Jerry Jazenich; former U.S. Attorney David Lillehaug; University of Minnesota physician Steven Miles; former state community development official Rebecca Yanisch; and perennial candidates Dick Franson and Ole Savior. Penny and Ciresi are regarded as the frontrunners. In Pennsylvania, on the other hand, the field of Democratic Senate candidates got smaller as former one-term congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky ("MMM") dropped out. The three leading candidates for the nomination are Pittsburgh-area Congressman Ron Klink, state Senator Allyson Schwartz and former Labor Secretary Tom Foley. Also in the field are attorneys Robert Rovner and Murray Levin. The incumbent they're lining up to challenge is freshman Rick Santorum. In the House, former state Senate president, 1994 gubernatorial hopeful and investment banker Ander Crenshaw is being labeled the likely successor to retiring Congresswoman Tillie Fowler in Florida's 4th District. Both Fowler and Crenshaw are Republicans. In Virginia's 2d District, where Democrat Owen Pickett is retiring, the candidate field seems to have narrowed to one: Republican state Senator Ed Schrock. No Democrat has announced and every current and former Democratic officeholder who's been approached has declined the honor. In the next-door 1st District, which Republican Herb Bateman is vacating, two Republicans have announced: state Secretary of Commerce and Trade Barry DuVal and state Delegate Jo Ann Davis. No Democrat has entered the lists to date. ~Tiresias Congressional Hearings: http://www.capitolwatch.com/hearings.html Do you have a contribution to make to a congressional hearing? Even if you can't go to Washington to testify, you may be able to get your position in the record. Call the committee or subcommittee involved (the Capitol switchboard is 202/224-3121), tell the staffer in charge of the hearing you want to submit a written statement and ask for instructions. It's simple! CapitolWatch Insider provides news from the inner workings of our nation's capital, including upcoming legislation, what's happening behind the scenes, and how the actions of Congress really affect you. The first person to correctly identify the author of the Tiresias column will receive a copy of Congressional Quarterly's "Politics in America - 2000," due to be published this summer. ------------------CapitolWatch Insider-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- Transcripts http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/01-21-00_01.html REPRESENTATIVE DELAY DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE GOP AGENDA JANUARY 20, 2000 http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/01-21-00_02.html PRESIDENT CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS ON HIGHER EDUCATION JANUARY 20, 2000 http://www.capitolwatch.com/transcripts/01-20-00_01.html SENATOR KENNEDY DELIVERS REMARKS ON HEALTH CARE POLICY JANUARY 19, 2000 U.S. House of Representatives E-mail your Representative: mailto: The House will reconvene on January 24, 2000. U.S. Senate E-mail your Senator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The Senate will reconvene on January 24, 2000. Door to door in Iowa, campaigning against complacency DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - In this final week before the Iowa caucus - the presidential campaign's first cut - the phone calls have all been placed (150,000 voters reached by Bradley volunteers; at least as many by Gore) and the results coded in voter databases. Now comes the critical part: Making sure supporters show up at 7 p.m. Monday at one of the 2,131 precinct caucuses. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story10.html Clinton seeks education tax credit WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton proposed a tax credit designed to make college education more affordable today, saying that ``when we open the doors to college we open the doors to opportunity.'' http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story1.html Sen. Kerrey of Nebraska announces he won't run for third term OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Sen. Bob Kerrey announced today he will not seek re-election this year, setting back Democratic hopes of making gains in the Senate. Kerrey, who has been in the Senate since 1989 and once sought the Democratic presidential nomination, said it was time to return to private life. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story11.html Trump says party's internal warfare dulls his interest in running WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says he is ``deeply concerned'' about infighting among Reform Party members and may decide not to run for president if leaders can't agree to a cease-fire. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story2.html Democrats concerned that Bush could help GOP steal their edge on issues WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats have the advantage on many issues the voters say are top priorities - such as education, health care and Social Security, says a new bipartisan poll that also shows that edge being threatened by Republican George W. Bush's moderate message and overall popularity. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story12.html Bradley takes credit for inevitable health reform WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Bill Bradley told senior citizens Thursday that reform of the nation's health care system is now inevitable because his campaign took ``the risk of leaderhip'' and put the issue on the political agenda. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story3.html DeLay woos conservatives for GOP drive for White House, Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - House Majority Whip Tom DeLay implored conservatives Thursday to back the Republican drive to capture the White House and hold the party's congressional majority this November, saying the GOP is defending ``the great principles that have always defined America.'' http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story4.html Mrs Clinton's popularity fades a year after impeachment fight NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton's popularity, which soared when her husband's indiscretions were front-page news, has faded quickly as she has moved toward a Senate campaign. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story5.html McCain camp says tax dispute not based on facts ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign says criticism of his tax plan isn't based on facts. But Gov. George W. Bush's rival camp says the initial lack of detail shows McCain's plan wasn't well enough researched. Bush himself says there are no hard feelings in his criticism. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story6.html Iowa Caucus Q&A Some questions and answers about the Iowa caucuses: http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story7.html Elian good for Cuba propaganda HAVANA (AP) - In Cuba, it's all Elian, all the time. >From the moment people turn on their radios in the morning until they switch off their televisions at night, Cubans are bombarded with news and comment about Elian Gonzalez and demands that the 6-year-old be returned from the United States. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story8.htmlMidnight train to Iowa, other notes and quotes from the campaignDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - So you're an Iowa caucus junkie, and you think you know everything there is to know about the crop of presidential candidates, right? Maybe. http://www.capitolwatch.com/story/01_21story9.htmlAP content Copyright (c) 1999 The Associated Press*************************Copyright 1999 Netivation, Inc. 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