Republican victory - boon for the states?
State Legislatures › Vol. 21 Nbr. 1, January 1995
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The victory of the Republican Party in the congressional elections in Nov. 1994 could signal significant changes in federal-state relations. On the positive side, state governments could expect the passage of laws aimed at giving financial relief to unfunded federal mandates. In addition, Republican legislators are expected to be more cautious in adopting a health care reform policy giving state officials more leeway to initiate their own reforms. On the negative side, the Republicans are expected to reverse Democratic Party-sponsored initiatives aimed at increasing federal and state regulation of industry, particularly of the telecommunications industry.
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Republican victory - boon for the states?
THE REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE BODES WELL FOR STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN SOME POLICY AREAS, NOT SO WELL IN OTHERS.
What Texans can dream, Texans can do!" exulted Governor-elect George W. Bush in the euphoria of his election-night victory speech. His expressive, if somewhat parochial, statement captured what would become one prevailing post-election interpretation of the Republican takeover of the Congress: This stunning message to Washington is triumph for the states. "Shifting power to the states a top Gingrich goal," trumpeted a USA Today headline in confirmation a few days later. Speaker Newt Gingrich and others argue that the election was a repudiation of a centralized federal government and an endorsement of less govern...See the full content of this document
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