Lawmakers : 01/26/83
1983 - Lawmakers : 01/26/83 - Elizabeth Dole Confirmation Hearing
U.S. Senator Howell Heflin (D-AL). Transportation Secretary nominee Elizabeth Dole testifying that she and Sen. Bob Dole "compartmentalize" information, and if there's a conflict, she will keep her business to herself. Also joking that she sees her husband so infrequently that there's not much chance of to violate ethics. Sen. Heflin jokes that there's nothing new about wives and husbands keeping secrets. Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) states he would recuse himself if there's a conflict of interest. Senate hearing room filled with adult Caucasian male and female Senators, journalists, reporters, and stenographer. VS of male Senators speaking at the microphone during the confirmation hearing.
1983 - Lawmakers : 01/26/83 - Elizabeth Dole Confirmation Hearing
U.S. Senator Larry Pressler (R-SD) says people in small towns and rural areas don't think Washington D.C. is aware of the negative effects of deregulation in the transportation sector, and suggests Elizabeth Dole, as Transportation Secretary, visit those areas. Dole believe in "big picture approach to communities' transportation needs, but deregulation, on the whole, is progress; voice over of U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) saying that his wife "overprepared" for the hearings, was consequently very well prepared. Senate hearing room with Senators seated around a semi-circle dais; adult Caucasian men sitting on the floor underneath, taking photographs. Sen. Dole shaking his wife hand as the hearing adjourns as Linda Wertheimer notes (in voice over) that Elizabeth Dole is expected to be confirmed by the Senate. Wertheimer discusses Elizabeth Dole with host, Paul Duke, noting that she's highly qualified outside of her marriage to Sen. Dole, and that she will outrank Sen. Dole when confirmed.
1983 - Lawmakers : 01/26/83 - Commentary
Host, Paul Duke, introduces commentary by Charles McDowell on State of the Union Address. McDowell talks about the amount of times the President's State of the Union Address has been talked about and analyzed. So much so that it feels like it occurred a century ago. McDowell noticed that President Reagan moved slightly away from Reaganomics, proposed a spending freeze, but not for defense spending. Factions of both Democrats and Republicans didn't like the speech because of compromises, or lack thereof. It's unclear what Congress will or will not pass. McDowell went back to the text of the speech to see if there was anything clear to understand. Only one sentence stood out: "The State of out Union is strong, but the economy is troubled. " McDowell takes that to mean the Union is in trouble, but no states are threatening secession. Duke signs off.