ARCHIVE – 1997

Background on Administration Cryptography Policy

Note: The following document on the Clinton Administration's Cryptography Policy is being circulated by Americans for Tax Reform to conservative organizations on Capitol Hill. Background on Administration Cryptography Policy THE LATEST CLINTON POWER GRAB. Quietly, almost covertly, the Clinton Administration is pursuing what may be its single worst policy initiative ...

Testimony of Phyllis Schlafly on Cryptography to the U.S. House

Note: Copies of this Congressional testimony by Eagle Forum President Phyllis Schlafly were distributed to conservative groups on Capitol Hill in May, 1997. STATEMENT BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY March 20, 1997My name is Phyllis Schlafly. I'm ...

Forbes Announces Radio Ad Campaign to Block Budget Deal

Press Release Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 1997 Contact: Joel Rosenberg, Communications Director (703) 925-9281 or [email protected] AHGO's web site: http://www.ahgo.org AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY LAUNCHES THREE RADIO ADS IN A CAMPAIGN TO BLOCK A BAD BUDGET DEAL "No budget deal is ...

African-Americans Suffer Disproportionately From AIDS, by Roderick Conrad

Project 21 Commentary /
by Roderick Conrad A New Visions Commentary paper published May 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax (202) 543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited.When names like Arthur Ashe, Rock Hudson, and Kimberly Bergalis are ...

Danger: Compassion for Sale – May 1997

by Camille Harper A New Visions Commentary paper published May 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax (202) 543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. A recent publication of the Department of Health and Human ...

Fuzzy Judgement By A Golfer With A Funny Name – May 1997

by Michael Sharp A New Visions Commentary paper published May 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax (202) 543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. By now I'm sure that you've heard about golfer Fuzzy ...

The Clinton Administration’s Great Racial Divide, by Arturo Silva

Project 21 Commentary /
President Clinton is in a funny mood these days. On June 23 he gave a gloomy speech complaining that official Washington is: gloomy. Saying "You listen to some of these people talk in the nation's capital, you'd think that they spent the whole morning sucking lemons," the President boasted of ...

How Each Senator Voted on the Chemical Weapons Treaty

How the Senate Voted on the Chemical Weapons Treaty On April 24, 1997 the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Chemical Weapons Treaty. All 45 Democrats voted to ratify, as did 29 Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. 26 Republicans voted against it. Below is a list of the ...

Legal Brief: Clinton Coincidence? Attorneys for Integrity no Oxymoron; Lawyers Get $140,000; Plaintiff Gets 93 Cents; Tort D’Jour

Clinton Coincidence? Amid all the White House political contribution news stories, one special interest story being overlooked is the large number of donations to the Clinton political machine from personal injury lawyers. While it is widely known that trial lawyers have contributed heavily to President Clinton and the Democratic National ...

President Clinton’s Executive Order Would Reward Unions At the Expense of Minority Workers – April 1997

For Immediate Release: April 25, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva 202/543-4110 or [email protected] An impending Executive Order by President Clinton will exclude many black Americans from competing equally for contracts or subcontracts on federal construction projects, say members of the African-American leadership group Project 21. "The Executive Order will make it ...

“Sojourner Truth Must Be Respected,” Says African-American Group of Capitol Rotunda Controversy – April 1997

For Release: April 22, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The recent documentary "When We Were Kings," depicting the issues and events surrounding the historic 1974 Muhammed Ali-George Foreman championship fight in Zaire had me thinking "Who Are Our Queens?" There's not a doubt in my mind, if ...

Senate Should Not Disrupt Plans for Greater Competition in International Air Travel

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Plans Backed by Clinton Administration and Free Market Conservatives Will Lower Passenger Fares and Create U.S. Jobs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 1997 CONTACT: Amy Ridenour 202-507-6398 or [email protected] News that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold surprise hearings April 22 on the proposed alliance between American Airlines and British ...

Regarding Affirmative Action: It’s Higher Standards, Higher Expectations that Guarantee a Better Future, by Faye Anderson

Project 21 Commentary /
by Faye Anderson (Faye Anderson, a member of the national Advisory Committee of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is President of the Douglass Policy Institute, a tax-exempt public policy education and research organization.)A New Visions Commentary paper published April 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol ...

Text of the Proposed Religious Freedom Constitutional Amendment

Rep. Ernest Istook (R-OK) is introducing, with approximately 80 co-sponsors, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution designed to protect religious freedom. The amendment reads: "To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: The people's right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage ...

New Earth Day Information Center Makes Experts on Environmental Topics Available to the Media

MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: David Ridenour (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] For Immediate Release: April 18, 1997 Earth Day Information Center Launches Free Earth Day Interview Locator Service; Over 140 Scientists, Economists, and Public Policy Experts in 27 Fields of Expertise Available The Earth Day Information Center launched the "Earth Day Interview ...

What the Camp-Kennelly Adoption Promotion Act (HR 867) of 1997 Does

Overview of the Camp-Kennelly Adoption Promotion Act of 1997 H.R. 867, as AmendedApril 17,1997Section 1. Short Title; Table of Contents Section 2. Clarification of the Reasonable Efforts Requirement States would not be required to make reasonable efforts to reunify a family in "aggravated circumstances" as defined in State law and ...

What the The Child Abuse and Neglect Enforcement Act (CANEA) Does

The following information has been provided by the office of Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY). At the time this document was prepared for this web site (April 22) the legislation had no bill number, as it had not yet been introduced. Rep. Molinari's office has said that the bill will be ...

What the Budget Process Reform Act (H.R. 1372) Would Do

This file contains a press release, a bill summary, and a more lengthy explanation of the legislation's contents supplied by its sponsor, Rep. Chris Cox (R-CA). For more information about the legislation, contact Paul Wilkinson of Rep. Cox's staff at [email protected]. News From . . . Congressman Christopher Cox California ...

Speech of National Center President Amy Moritz Ridenour at the Tax Day Rally

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Speech of Amy Moritz Ridenour President National Center for Public Policy Research Tax Day Rally Lafayette Square, Across from the White House April 15, 1997 When it comes to tax policy, there is no racial nor gender gap. Let's look at two groups big-tax advocates like to claim are helped ...

Forbes Lauches Radio Campaign Against Chemical Weapons Treaty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 1997 AMERICANS FOR HOPE, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY LAUNCHES RADIO CAMPAIGN TO BLOCK PASSAGE OF DANGEROUS CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION Steve Forbes urges treaty's defeat on CBS's "Face the Nation" (Bedminster, New Jersey) Steve Forbes, Editor in Chief of FORBES magazine and Honorary Chairman of Americans for ...

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