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Working Dinner 2, House of Representatives

consultation: Dingell, Rostenkowski; Waxman, Stark,
Ford, P. Williams, Gephardt, Kennelly, Derrick,
Gonzalez, Brooks, Sabo, Montgomery, Obey, Conyers and
Bonier. Members only.
Working Dinner 3, Senate bonsuttation. Moynihari,
Kennedy, Breaux, Boren, Kerrey, Byrd, Pryor,
Rockefeller, Sasser, Biden, Nunn, Metzenbaum, Bradley.
These discussions on timing, and follow-ups on.substance, must be
aimed at reaching strategic agreement with the Hill on these
issues. It can literally spell the difference between success
and failure.
Do not expect -- and do not request -- early media
appearances involving Members of Congress and the -
upon release of the plan. This rules out, on
strong recommendationsfrom the Hill, planning townmeetings
in the immediate aftermath of a Joint Session address.
There is _ _gre_a.:t-:-Geneer-n-tti:a CBO is goirig to screw us on
sg._vings ,- etc. , just as it did on the budget. Do we have a
strate ?
We need a discussion with the Hill leadership about the
possible interplay between our health strategy and the work
nearing completion by the Joint Committee on Reorganization
of the Congress. , It is considering issues which can impact
and derail much of what is discussed herein.
Foley's relations with the Democratic Caucus, especially the
freshmen, are remarkably bad. :
Abortion and the politics of the HousejSenate, especially
House rules, is a big
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