European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes elections 94 thursday november 10,1994  associated press Washington republicans who seized the Senate and House will now unleash a conservative Agenda of spend ing slashes tax cuts and a Down sized government a policy reversal As dra Matic As president Reagan s 14 years ago. The american people have rejected government tonight sen. Phil Gramm a Texas rejoiced late tuesday. They Vea sked for More  As stunned democrats endured an election Day that Cost them control of Congress for the first time since the1950s, the gop prepared to push a bar rage of initiatives when Congress recon Venes Jan. 3 that includes a constitutional amendment to re quire a balanced budget which has fallen just Short under democratic majorities. I then would have to be ratified by three fourths of the states. A strengthening of the president s j Power to kill individual projects called the line item veto in big spending Bills. A revamping of Congress operations and procedures aimed at trimming its30,000-plus staff reducing the number of committees and clamping some restrictions on lobbyists and Campaign contributors. -.  promised were gop initiatives tout taxes for families the elderly and some investors toughen treatment of criminals revamp medical malpractice Laws toughen work requirements for Wel fare recipients and halt the recent slide in the Pentagon s budget. Behind the scenes republicans were pondering deep spending reductions that would pay for the tax cuts and whack the  Federal deficit. But the part was saving talk about the details. The major Force impeding them will be president Clinton who like the ascend ant gop will have to decide when to Compromise and when to confront his rivals. And As republicans did in recent months against Clinton initiatives democrats could use Senate filibusters to de rail gop measures they forcefully oppose. V. However they proceed republicans mayors in on Washington a four years after Marion Barry s conviction on drug charges voters turned out in record num Bers to give him a fourth term As mayor of the nation s capital. We have dreamed the impossible dream and made the impossible Hap pen the former civil rights Street activist said tuesday night. Now is not the time to gloat in our Success in our Victory or be cynical or negative in defeat. Now Isth time to build Bridges together and help me rebuild Washington  his race against Republican Carol Schwartz was closer than expected. Barry received 50 percent of the vote to 42 per cent for Schwartz. The 50.4 percent turnout was a record for a mayoral election said Leona Agouridis spokeswoman for the . Board of elections and ethics. The final count showed 182,498 people voted compared with 171,000 ballots cast in the 1990 May Oral race. Q Schwartz a former . Councilwoman and school Board member scored Well in a City where registered democrats out number republicans 9-to-l. This has been a spirited and hard fought Campaign but it is Only the begin Ning a beginning of a larger and Muchmore difficult Battle for our City s fun government March to the right elections Here Are some Republican promises of what they will do in control of the Senate and House balanced budget Senate republicans Promise to make a proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget the first order of business on Jan a. House republicans Back an amendment and also Promise to consider a line item veto giving presidents the Power to kill Kerns in a Bill. Crime both Promise to Cut social spending from the recently enacted crime Bill and to enact tougher sentences. Welfare House republicans would Cut off welfare foe mothers under 18, deny payments for additional children bom to women on welfare and Cut off payments after two years. Senate republicans pledge More general welfare changes. Taxes House republicans Promise a $500 per child tax credit and savings accounts whose interest would be tax exempt. Both would Cut capital gains taxes and repeal the tax increase backed by president Clinton on upper income social Security benefits and the reduction of social Security benefits for Well off working elderly. Senate republicans propose a $5,000 tax exemption for children. House republicans would require a three fifths majority vote to raise taxes health care both Promise to Reform medical malpractice Laws. Defense both Promise to Roll Back defense cuts. House republicans would ban putting . Troops under . Command. Legal Reform House republicans Promise loser pays Laws limits on punitive damages and Reform of product liability Laws. Term limits House republicans Promise a vote on a proposal to limit congressional tenure. Family reinforcement House republicans offer tax incentives for adoption More parental input in education stronger child pornography Laws and a tax credit for families caring for elderly parents. Source the associated press from both Chambers promised weeks ago to be activists in taking an a to the government and to not Content themselves with merely opposing Clinton s plans. We be got to have alternatives  Dole of Kansas the next Senate Irias a Jority Leader said in the glow of Victory. We can t be a nay saying party. But atthe same time they want us to Stop some of these Clinton programs like this big big government run health care program. And who knows what he has in mind for welfare  White House chief of staff Leon pan Etta conceded that Clinton would have to reach put now and try to work with the republicans especially on the Economy welfare and political Reform. But with his eyes firmly on the 1996presidential race Panetta warned the gop that As Congress new dominant party it would share the voters ire if re sults weren t achieved. The republicans now Are going to have to share some responsibility in try ing to deliver on those concerns. They can t simply walk away from it he said. Republicans in the House and Senate made similar Public pledges on their legislative agendas in september in Hopes of convincing voters that they would shove the government in a new direction. The Republican plans Bear a likeness to the program that carried Ronald Rea Gan to the White House in 1980. Then As now the gop envisioned a government that did less not More while easing its reach into taxpayers wallets. Then As now democrats warned that the result would be sky High Federal deficits a prediction borne out in the1980s. /.-. But auspiciously for republicans there was another parallel to 1980 a bipartisan sense that the Public has shifted to the right and that prudent lawmaker would move along with them. For republicans this was already sparking bravado. This is a revolution rep. To delay of Texas a member of the gop House leadership said Early  president will have to decide if his wants to go with the will of the people or throw it in their face.". In contrast. Sen. J. James Exon of Nebraska the Likely ranking Democrat on the Senate budget committee decline to predict where his party would Force fully oppose the gop. While saying democrats would not play dead he emphasized his own agreement with their Calls for a balanced budget amendment and the line item veto. Republicans Are in control of the Agenda he said. We democrats Are going to have to recognize that  wins gop by women and minorities Marion Barry. Convicted in 1990 Ture Schwartz said. We have sounded a Wake up Call that will ring throughout our City for years to come said Schwartz who lost to her democratic rival for the second time insight years despite receiving the endorse ment of the City s two major  congratulate you Marion As a col league and a Friend for 25 years Butmore importantly As a fellow Washingto  Schwartz later joined Barry at his Victory Celebration. Barry served As mayor from 1979 to1990. He was convicted in 1990 of Mise Meanor cocaine Possession and sentenced to six months in a Federal prison. Washington a republicans took most of the bragging rights tuesday in the Effort to Advance women and minorities in politics. But there was t much to brag about. Voters Defeated a democratic female governor elevated a new Republican woman to the Senate and elected a Sec Ond Black Republican to the House As women and minorities tried to tread water on a treacherous night for democrats. With close races still undecided in the wee hours wednesday it was Clear Only that women had lost ground in governors offices. Once Bright Hopes for a surge in female governors were dashed when incumbent Democrat Ann Richards lost in Texas to George w. Bush a son of the former president and the campaigns of several other women running for the of fice flagged. Two women who once had big leads in opinion polls Kathleen Brown in Cali fornia and Patricia Saiki in Hawaii faded and Sank in their gubernatorial campaigns. But Ellen Sauerbrey a conservative Republican who enticed Maryland voters with promises of a big tax Cut was run Ning even with Democrat Parris Glen Dening in a governor s race that won t be decided until Absentee ballots Are counted.  r ,. In the Senate gop rep. Olympia sri owe of Maine won the seat being vacated by Democrat George Mitchell the retiring Senate majority Leader. But democratic sen. Dianne Feinstein of California won a tight race against re publican rep. Michael Huffington. Snowe told supporters i believe that we can and will give Maine and America something to say yes to something to believe in something to Hope for and something to be proud  both Black Senate candidates Alan wheat in Missouri and Ron Sims in Washington state were Defeated. Both Are democrats. In the House where most Black democrats were immune to the Republican onslaught former football Star . Watts won an open seat to become Oklahoma s first Black congressman. He will rep resent a mostly White District. We now go to Washington to Lead said Watts who had emphasized welfare Reform and conservative values. Going into the election the House had 47 women 38 Blacks 17 hispanics and four asian americans the Senate had seven women two asians one Black and one american Indian