Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Lawmakers 2/23/1984 - Brief Reports
Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Paul Duke reports on the continued deadlock over defense cuts.
Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, testifying to Congressional committee No way you can have strong defense without a strong defense budget. And there is no way that you re going to reduce the deficit materially by cutting defense, but you are going to reduce the ability of the nation to carry out the commitments that it has to carry out.
Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Senator Bob Dole (R - Kansas) chairing Finance Committee, Well there s no secret about what we are trying to do here today. And I hope that we can indicate to everyone that this committee in a bipartisan way is willing to act.
Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Paul Duke reports Senate voted to re-institute the death penalty for some federal crimes, but unlikely to pass the House. House voted to study world hunger.
Lawmakers Feb 23 1984
Paul Duke reports both Houses debated aid to Central America. Secretary of State, George Shultz testifying to Senate Committee, In Central America we face a situation very close to us, and a situation that I believe and which the national bipartisan commission concluded, I ll read it to you again ...pursuaded that Central America is both vital and vulnerable.