European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday february 28,1988 demos vow to continue Campaign Reform fight Washington a democrats arc vowing to continue the fight for Campaign spending Reform that led to a 53-hour filibuster last week possibly by introducing a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to set Federal limits. We must not and we will not give up this fight sen. David Boren d-okla., said saturday in the weekly democratic radio address. This Issue simply docs not grab the headlines like a foreign policy emergency or a financial crisis. Cd it is just As serious said born. A principal author of the scuttled Bill that would have set voluntary Way we re financing campaigns in this country is like a silent deadly cancer eating away at the very heart of our democratic system. Too much Money pumped into campaigns too Many special interests threaten the integrity of the election pro Senate majority Leader Robert Byrd. Do. Va., already has said he plans to continue the quest to combat the escalating Cost of winning Senate scats. This Issue will come Back again and again Byrd Suid. It will not be swept under the senator in the Middle of the partisan Battle said democratic leaders arc thinking about bring ing a proposed constitutional amendment to the floor to replace the legislation effectively killed by stubborn opposition from minority republicans. The proposed amendment would give Congress the specific authority now lacking because of a 1976 supreme court decision to set mandatory limits on How much Federal candidates can spend on campaigns. Byrd would not say whether he planned to push the proposed constitutional amendment. That is one of the options he said. The Campaign spending Bill,.carrying 52 of the 100 senators As co sponsors was scuttled for the1988 session Friday when democrats fell seven votes Short of the 60 they needed to curtail a gop Tal Kathon and Force a Vole on the Bill. The 53-41 Roll Call represented the eighth time since last june that republicans had Defeated at tempts by Byrd to limit debate on the Campaign spending Bill. Boren in the radio address called it a tragedy that members of both political parties could not agree on limiting Campaign said the average Cost of running a successful race for the Senate has gone up 500 percent in 10 years to about $3 million and declared it is time for us All of us to Wake up and speak out before it s too late.". I we re not going to give up either said acting minority Leader Alan Simpson a Wyo. We have slain the dragon eight times the deed is done and we ought to move on to other refused to negotiate with democrats Over spending limits saying such restrictions would doom their parly to minority status in states where democrats have a big Edge in voter registry offered to discuss restricting How much special interest political action committees can give to Senate candidates but democrats said that without spending limits the committees would find other ways to pump Money into political campaigns. Git along Little Dogie a Young Cowboy astride his Iron horse and tracking a seccly eyed Dogle tries his hand at the Lasso. Floyd Simons 13, while visiting Houston s livestock show and Rodeo on saturday rot ride on the mechanical horse that Rolls Down a track and chases a mechanical calf that is released by a Spring. Proxmire fleeces fish and wildlife service Washington a sen. Wil Liam Proxmire on saturday designated the government s fish and wildlife serv ice Tor his latest Golden fleece award saying it mismanaged its payroll so badly that sonic former employees continued to be paid. Proxmire. D-wis., cited three reports issued Between 1983 and july 1987pointing to problems Wilh inc service s payroll procedures and he blamed the Agency for failing to adopt controls required by Federal auditors. The reports were written by the inspector general of the depart Mcnol of the Interior of which inc wildlife service is a Branch. Ghosts May have voted in Chicago bul icy probably worked for the fish and wildlife said Proxmire who issues his monthly awards for what he sees As wasteful government practices. Sam Marler a wildlife service spokes Man said that in 1986, the Agency corrected payroll problems cited in the 1983report. He said he and another service official he consulted were not aware of the later studies. We came up with an action plan to resolve it and the problems were corrected he said. According to Proxmire investigations of the service revealed that some super visors certified that employees had worked regular hours when they actually had left their jobs were on leave without pay or were absent without leave. In addition two payroll coordinators added eight hours of overtime to their own time sheets for 10 consecutive pay periods. The two payroll workers were fired and the service recovered some of the fraudulent payments Proxmire said. How Many More Federal employees were sunning themselves at the Beach while at the same time drawing overtime paychecks from inc . Treasury asked Proxmire. Unfortunately be cause of incredibly bad record keeping inc taxpayers will never know the entire Story or get full Reagan pledges continued drug fight in retirement Washington a president Reagan said saturday that he and his wife. Nancy will continue to crusade against drug abuse after he leaves office next january. Reagan who rarely has furnished a glimpse of what he plans to do after his second term ends used his regular sat urday radio address to urge More Vig Ilance by americans against the drug threat. In so doing he said that Nancy and i Are dedicated to working with you in the years ahead to secure the gains we be made and to keep our country moving toward the goal of a drug free Nancy i know has dedicated her life to this. Not just As first lady but As Par ent and Good citizen he said in the address from the Oval office. Our commitment will not end when we leave Washington at the end of my Reagan who turned 77 on feb. 6, Sel Dom talks about life after the White House although the president has said that he would have plenty of time to rid horses and do chores at his beloved ran Cho Del Cielo in the Santa Ynez mountains of California. In the speech saturday Reagan took note of the White House conference for a drug free America which opens Mon Day and said that both he and the first lady would be attending the Kickoff ses Sion. It s a gathering of concerned citizens from every walk of life who Are working with us to develop a National strategy to fight drug abuse in America he said. Despite the recent spate of stories about drug related murders and deaths among Young people Reagan expressed optimism that the problem can be con trolled. A decade ago drug abuse was ignored and in some circles was even glamorized he said. 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