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1998 News of the Nation
Not only the President, but Congress itself was in danger of having its reputation rest on the sex scandal. With the public’s approval ratings of Congress only 43% in Sept. 1998, many Americans felt Congress’s partisan exploitation of Clinton’s troubles occurred at the expense of legislative achievement, preventing either side from keeping its promises. Democrats failed to raise the minimum wage, tackle the tobacco industry, follow through on a “patient’s bill of rights,” or reform the campaign finance system, while Republicans failed to produce a tax cut or override the veto of the “partial-birth” abortion bill. Neither party faced the social security issue. Congress’s achievements included an overhaul of the I.R.S., increased educational funding, and the expansion of NATO. In its final act of the term, Congress hastily cobbled together a 4,000-page budget laden with pork—including a $1.1 million manure-handling project in Mississippi and $1 million for peanut research in Georgia—which only reinforced Americans’ growing cynicism toward their government.
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- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
