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CongressVote Update - Monday, January 22, 2001
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THE CONGRESSVOTE WEEKLY POLITICAL REVIEW
January 15 - 21, 2001
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TOP STORY OF THE WEEK
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GEORGE W. BUSH INAUGURATED PRESIDENT
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON - George Walker Bush, swearing the same
oath as his father before him, became America's 43rd president
Saturday, pledging to "build a single nation of justice and
opportunity" after one of the most turbulent elections in history.
Bush said he would lead with "civility, courage, compassion and
character."
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/20/-----/0225-1347-Bush-Rdp..asp
TEXT OF BUSH'S INAUGURAL SPEECH
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/20/-----/0236-1376-Bush-Speech-Tex
..asp
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
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The SpeakOut.com Forum Spotlight
Read, React, SpeakOut!
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>From the January 19th edition of The New York Times:
G.O.P. BEGINS A PARTY 8 YEARS IN THE MAKING
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/politics/19INAU.html
Read the article. React. Then SpeakOut about the new Republican
White House, House of Representatives, and Senate. The Republicans
are in control for at least two years. Is this their time to enact a
sweeping range of legislation? Or is this the recipe for true bipartisan
legislative initiatives. SpeakOut about the Republican Government in The
New Administration Forum at:
http://www.speakout.com/Forum/summary.asp?summary=1&forumID=133&page=1
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IN OTHER NEWS...
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SENATE CONFIRMS 7 CABINET OFFICERS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON - Only three hours into George W. Bush's presidency,
a quick-acting Senate on Saturday approved the first seven members of
his Cabinet, including Colin Powell, the first black to be secretary of
state.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/21/-----/0605-0552-Bush-Congress..
asp
BUSH BLOCKS CLINTON'S ORDERS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON - Getting his new administration off to a quick start,
President Bush on Saturday signed an order establishing ethical
standards for his new administration, formally submitted his Cabinet
nominations to the Senate and acted to suspend a batch of 11th-hour
orders by his predecessor.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/20/-----/0223-1345-Bush-First-Acts
..asp
CLINTON THANKS AMERICA FOR 8 YEARS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 19, 2001
WASHINGTON - With less than two days remaining in his term, President
Clinton told Americans goodbye, patted himself on the back and wished
his successor well in meeting the nation's challenges at home and
"leading freedom's march" in foreign lands.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/19/-----/0741-0134-Clinton..asp
ASHCROFT ON TRACK FOR CONFIRMATION
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 18, 2001
WASHINGTON - John Ashcroft appears headed toward becoming the
nation's next attorney general, but Democrats are questioning which
Ashcroft it will be - the fiery conservative who rejects "pragmatism"
and "conciliation" as "deceptions," or the temperate Senate witness
eager to shed that image.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/18/-----/0647-0206-Ashcroft..asp
POWELL SET FOR SENATE CONFIRMATION
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 17, 2001
WASHINGTON - Cautious and uncontroversial, Colin Powell faced an
easy Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday on his way to becoming
America's first black secretary of state.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/17/-----/0457-0076-Powell-Hearing.
.asp
POLL: NO CLEAR MANDATE AMID RECESSION FEARS
The Washington Post, January 17, 2001
President-elect Bush will assume the presidency amid fears of a
recession and with no clear mandate to carry out many of his most
ambitious and controversial policies -- including the major tax cut that
Bush believes is necessary to avert an economic downturn, according
to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3751-2001Jan16.html
ASHCROFT VOWS TO UPHOLD U.S. LAWS HE OPPOSES
The Washington Post, January 17, 2001
WASHINGTON - John D. Ashcroft, whose nomination as attorney general
has become the focus of a fierce partisan struggle, pledged yesterday to
"serve as the attorney general of all people," vigorously enforcing the
nation's laws despite his personal belief that some of them are wrong.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3831-2001Jan16.html
CLINTON PRESIDENCY ONE OF SWEEPING PROMISE
AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
The Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2001
WASHINGTON - No single lens looks wide enough to capture the
perplexing panorama of Bill Clinton's presidency. Clinton was the
first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win
reelection--and the first since Harry S. Truman to lose control of the
House of Representatives.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/natpol/20010116/t000004361.html
BUSH TO MARK KING HOLIDAY IN TEXAS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 15, 2001
AUSTIN, TX - Facing deep suspicion among black Americans,
President-elect Bush was marking the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
with a trip to a Houston elementary school to call for unity and to
highlight his education roposals.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/15/-----/0746-1828-Bush..asp
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The Bush-Cheney Administration
The Cabinet: (* Confirmed by Senate)
Secretary of State: Colin Powell *
Secretary of Treasury: Paul O'Neill *
Secretary of Defense: Don Rumsfeld *
Attorney General: John Ashcroft
Secretary of the Interior: Gale Norton
Secretary of Agriculture: Ann Veneman *
Secretary of Commerce: Don Evans *
Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tommy Thompson
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Mel Martinez
Secretary of Transportation: Norman Mineta
Secretary of Energy: Spencer Abraham *
Secretary of Education: Rod Paige *
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Anthony Principi
Cabinet-Level Positions: (Positions which do not require Congressional
approval)
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator: Christine Todd Whitman
CIA Director: Open
U.N. Representative: Open
U.S. Trade Representative: Robert Zoellick
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THE CONGRESSVOTE WEEKLY POLITICAL REVIEW
January 15 - 21, 2001
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
TOP STORY OF THE WEEK
______________________________________________________________________
GEORGE W. BUSH INAUGURATED PRESIDENT
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON - George Walker Bush, swearing the same
oath as his father before him, became America's 43rd president
Saturday, pledging to "build a single nation of justice and
opportunity" after one of the most turbulent elections in history.
Bush said he would lead with "civility, courage, compassion and
character."
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/20/-----/0225-1347-Bush-Rdp..asp
TEXT OF BUSH'S INAUGURAL SPEECH
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/20/-----/0236-1376-Bush-Speech-Tex
..asp
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
______________________________________________________________________
The SpeakOut.com Forum Spotlight
Read, React, SpeakOut!
______________________________________________________________________
>From the January 19th edition of The New York Times:
G.O.P. BEGINS A PARTY 8 YEARS IN THE MAKING
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/politics/19INAU.html
Read the article. React. Then SpeakOut about the new Republican
White House, House of Representatives, and Senate. The Republicans
are in control for at least two years. Is this their time to enact a
sweeping range of legislation? Or is this the recipe for true bipartisan
legislative initiatives. SpeakOut about the Republican Government in The
New Administration Forum at:
http://www.speakout.com/Forum/summary.asp?summary=1&forumID=133&page=1
______________________________________________________________________
IN OTHER NEWS...
______________________________________________________________________
SENATE CONFIRMS 7 CABINET OFFICERS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON - Only three hours into George W. Bush's presidency,
a quick-acting Senate on Saturday approved the first seven members of
his Cabinet, including Colin Powell, the first black to be secretary of
state.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/21/-----/0605-0552-Bush-Congress..
asp
BUSH BLOCKS CLINTON'S ORDERS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON - Getting his new administration off to a quick start,
President Bush on Saturday signed an order establishing ethical
standards for his new administration, formally submitted his Cabinet
nominations to the Senate and acted to suspend a batch of 11th-hour
orders by his predecessor.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/20/-----/0223-1345-Bush-First-Acts
..asp
CLINTON THANKS AMERICA FOR 8 YEARS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 19, 2001
WASHINGTON - With less than two days remaining in his term, President
Clinton told Americans goodbye, patted himself on the back and wished
his successor well in meeting the nation's challenges at home and
"leading freedom's march" in foreign lands.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/19/-----/0741-0134-Clinton..asp
ASHCROFT ON TRACK FOR CONFIRMATION
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 18, 2001
WASHINGTON - John Ashcroft appears headed toward becoming the
nation's next attorney general, but Democrats are questioning which
Ashcroft it will be - the fiery conservative who rejects "pragmatism"
and "conciliation" as "deceptions," or the temperate Senate witness
eager to shed that image.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/18/-----/0647-0206-Ashcroft..asp
POWELL SET FOR SENATE CONFIRMATION
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 17, 2001
WASHINGTON - Cautious and uncontroversial, Colin Powell faced an
easy Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday on his way to becoming
America's first black secretary of state.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/17/-----/0457-0076-Powell-Hearing.
.asp
POLL: NO CLEAR MANDATE AMID RECESSION FEARS
The Washington Post, January 17, 2001
President-elect Bush will assume the presidency amid fears of a
recession and with no clear mandate to carry out many of his most
ambitious and controversial policies -- including the major tax cut that
Bush believes is necessary to avert an economic downturn, according
to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3751-2001Jan16.html
ASHCROFT VOWS TO UPHOLD U.S. LAWS HE OPPOSES
The Washington Post, January 17, 2001
WASHINGTON - John D. Ashcroft, whose nomination as attorney general
has become the focus of a fierce partisan struggle, pledged yesterday to
"serve as the attorney general of all people," vigorously enforcing the
nation's laws despite his personal belief that some of them are wrong.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3831-2001Jan16.html
CLINTON PRESIDENCY ONE OF SWEEPING PROMISE
AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
The Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2001
WASHINGTON - No single lens looks wide enough to capture the
perplexing panorama of Bill Clinton's presidency. Clinton was the
first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win
reelection--and the first since Harry S. Truman to lose control of the
House of Representatives.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/natpol/20010116/t000004361.html
BUSH TO MARK KING HOLIDAY IN TEXAS
AP via SpeakOut.com, January 15, 2001
AUSTIN, TX - Facing deep suspicion among black Americans,
President-elect Bush was marking the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
with a trip to a Houston elementary school to call for unity and to
highlight his education roposals.
http://www.speakout.com/articles/ap/2001/01/15/-----/0746-1828-Bush..asp
______________________________________________________________________
SpeakOut.com Bulletin Board
______________________________________________________________________
The Bush-Cheney Administration
The Cabinet: (* Confirmed by Senate)
Secretary of State: Colin Powell *
Secretary of Treasury: Paul O'Neill *
Secretary of Defense: Don Rumsfeld *
Attorney General: John Ashcroft
Secretary of the Interior: Gale Norton
Secretary of Agriculture: Ann Veneman *
Secretary of Commerce: Don Evans *
Secretary of Labor: Elaine Chao
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tommy Thompso
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