Should Congress kill the Superconducting Super Collider project?

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The issue of whether or not to continue with the Superconducting Super Collider project is debated. Rep Sherwood Boehlert argues that the project, being a non-priority scientific endeavor, should be scrapped. On the other hand, Rep Joe Barton feels that the project offers significant contributions to scientific research and should be continued.

Column, Science and technology policy, Superconducting Super Collider, Boehlert, Sherwood L., Barton, Joe

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Should Congress ban abortion counseling in federally financed clinics?

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A law prohibiting medical counsel of abortion in clinics funded by the federal government is currently being debated. Lawmakers realize that women are entitled to full information about family planning. However, they differ in opinion with categorizing abortion under family planning.

Laws, regulations and rules, Powers and duties, United States. Congress. Senate, Abortion counseling

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Is Congress still the people's forum?

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Norman J. Ornstein says that Congress is more honest now than before. However, it is more sensitive to public opinion than it is to its role of meeting the needs of a very demanding public. He further says that by nature Congress is sluggish and ineffective.

Interview, United States. Congress, Ornstein, Norman J.

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