European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 the stars and stripeselections�?T94 thursday november 1 of 1994 pfc. Roger Tkaczyk a they will forget about the smaller  master sgt. Robert l. Carrigan. The gop is a More favourable to the  service members Don t see miracles from republicans by the stars and stripes the Republican sweep in stateside elections tuesday Means a change of command for the . Congress a the gatekeepers of defense spending a and military people in Europe Are wondering How their lives will be changed. A a a in a like to think that we wont see As Many spending cuts As in the past As far As the military is concerned a said Navy Petty officer 1st class Earl Roneker in Naples Italy. A but i done to think it is going to make a drastic. Change Quot Roneker said of the Republican sweep. A a we la have to wait for the next presidential election for that.�?�. A ,. It a a a a a. V a still he said a it shows the Way people Are  army pfc. Roger Tkaczyk said he is concerned that republicans May focus too much on big picture issues. A the smaller things in the military will probably be less important to them and they will concentrate More on the High business issues involving foreign and Domestic Trade and things like that a said Tkaczyk a i done to think it is going to make a drastic change Well have to a put for Tho next presidential election for that a Petty officer 1st class Earl Roneker patient administration staffer at the army Hospital in Wurzburg Germany. A they will forget about the smaller things in the military that mean the most a the people the Quality of life and the enlisted treatment is. Officers treatment overseas Quot Tkaczyk said. An air Force officer assigned to Ramstein a Germany said the election results probably wont affect military life overseas before her scheduled rotation in february 1996. Nonetheless maj. Mary Blackwell said wednesday that a a in a a registered Democrat and pleased the republicans  _ a this will be an acid test for the republicans. Now they wont have anyone to blame a she said. A both parties Are so out of phase with the populace it May be time for a third  and regardless of who a in charge she said political Progress a will be slow  air Force master sgt. Robert l. Carrigan wants to know what the new congressional leaders will do for his Wallet. A since Clinton has been in 1 Haven to seen any big pay raises a said Carrigan of Raf Lakenheath England. A hopefully with the republicans in Well see some better benefits. It seems like republicans have been More favourable to the  republicans will Lead Congress by slim majorities in both houses so some service members said they Hope the two parties will cooperate. A if we can get a bipartisan Effort from the House and Senate and they work together and address the issues everything will be of a said army capt. Margaret Joplin a physicians assistant in Grafe Wohr Germany. A this certainly indicates people Are dissatisfied with the current state of  Navy Petty officer 1st class Mindy Mendenhall a agreed. A Quot a. 1 a a a a a a a i Hope the Republican wins will help the military but if the democrats Start filibustering it wont a Mendenhall said in  n a they need to learn to work together so they can help All the people not just the  although the republicans traditionally support defense spending few service members expect miracles. Air Force staff sgt. William Stevens said the republicans Are focused More on Quality than Quantity when it comes to defense spending. A so there will probably be More cuts a said Stevens who is based at Raf mild halt England. Republican talk of cutting the budget is also a concern to Marv Snyder adjutant of the european department of the  foreign wars. He has spent More than 20 years in the military both army and Navy. A what we re worried about is How its going to affect the department of veterans affairs a said Snyder 67, who lives in Erlanger Germany. A a they re cutting it right and left. We be got hundreds of thousands of veterans out there who Are  the Republican mantra of cutting taxes is ill conceived said the Man who for 17 years operated an a amp a Block tax office and claims to be neither Democrat nor Republican. A i think they re wrong. I think they should raise taxes a Snyder said. Americans like to complain about High taxes he said but the United states has one of the lowest tax rates in the industrialized world. Any tax Cut he said would make it difficult to strengthen a military that has already been Cut by the Clinton administration a too far too  a a we re vulnerable a said the world War ii Veteran. A we got people Strung out All Over the world a further cuts he said will push More Active duty service members out into the civilian world where jobs Are scarce. Contributing to this report staff member be Crawley in Darmstadt Germany Ken George in Wurzburg Germany of Tyrian Hamilton in Naples. Italy Ron Jensen in Nurnberg Germany Marc Mcfann and Nancy l Torner at Raf Mildenhall England and Doyle Tillman in Kaiserslautern Germany. Capt. Margaret Joplin a this certainly indicates people Are  Petty officer 1st class Mindy Mendenhall a. Quot they need to learn to work together staff sgt. William Stevens. A there will probably be More cuts a amps photos by Ken George Dave Didio and mar an Hamilton