71. But until now, the organization has sidestepped endorsing any health reform bill. 72. By signing the welfare reform bill, Clinton further fuzzed the distinctions between the parties, and probably even gained votes overall while angering some key Democratic constituencies. 73. Catholic bishops and mainline Protestant leaders vehemently oppose the welfare reform bill that President Clinton now says he will sign. 74. CHANGES TO BANKRUPTCY REFORM BILL The House Judiciary Committee agreed to kill a provision of a bankruptcy reform bill that some lawyers have linked to Enron. 75. Campaign reform bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, with the backing of House Speaker Pete Laney died again last session. 76. Clinton has said he wants to sign a reform bill. 77. Clinton has won some concessions in the latest welfare reform bill that now heads toward a conference where the House and Senate versions will be reconciled. 78. Clinton said he would decline to comment on the pending immigration reform bill, because it is now the subject of intense negotiations between the White House and Congress. 79. Clinton took office three and a half years ago promising a comprehensive health reform bill that would guarantee insurance to all Americans. |