Bill Thomas

By Jack Hitt

September/October 2002 Issue

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Thomas breathes new life into the phrase "in bed with industry." Despite the controversy surrounding the affair, Thomas went on to author the term's key Republican health care legislation.

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Rep. Mark Foley, the son of a public school teacher, wanted voters to know of his opposition to TPA, or Trade Promotion Authority. He released a statement denouncing the "PTA."

Senator John Breaux (D-La.) wrote a note during the stimulus package debate and pinned it to a Congressional elevator, reading "STIMULAS NEEDED!"

Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) pontificated last December on the need for yet another C.R., or "continuing resolution," whereby Congress avoids shutting down the government by borrowing a few hundred million more dollars. Despite gales of laughter from Congressfolk, he persisted in referring to the need for "CPR ."

Senator Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.) denounced spending billions on Bush's space-based missile-defense system, saying, "This isn't rocket science here."

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