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There is a rich literature documenting the nobility of public service, but much of it tilts toward statism; public-spirited conservatives and free-marketeers deserve some role models of their own. In his new book, Styles Bridges: Yankee Senator (Phoenix, 270 pp., $24.95), James J. Kiepper obliges, with a marvelous portrait of a conservative who devoted his life to his community. After serving as governor of New Hampshire (1935-37), Bridges represented the state in the U.S. Senate for almost a quarter-century -- earning the respect of all parties for his combination of strong principle and skill in compromise.
Bridges distinguished himself early in his Senate career with his forceful opposition to FDR's scheme to pack the Supreme Court. In April 1937 -- less than four months into his first term -- he was tapped by GOP leaders to give a nationwide radio address against the plan. Bridges rose to the occasion, with a stirring appeal to first principles. "True liberals," he proclaimed, "as opposed to noisy, self- proclaimed liberals, are warning ...
- Tatum CFO's Tax-Deferral Bill Introduced in Senate; Bipartisan BRIDGE Act Would...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 28, 2002 700+ words
...prosper was introduced in the Senate today by Sen. John Kerry...and Bingaman serve on the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees...and Bennett also serve on the Senate Committee on Small Business...Entrepreneurship, which Kerry chairs. The BRIDGE (Business Retained Income During...
- Senate committee OKs bridge, tunnel toll plan.
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) February 10, 2006 700+ words
...tolls on seven bridges and tunnels in...approved by a Senate committee Thursday...debated by the full Senate next week. The...Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel removed...tolls on seven bridges and tunnels...Merrimac Memorial bridge-tunnels, the...approved by the Senate, the ...
- Senate committee OKs bridge, tunnel toll plan.(Local)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot February 10, 2006 700+ words
...tolls on seven bridges and tunnels in...approved by a Senate committee Thursday...debated by the full Senate next week. The...Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel removed...tolls on seven bridges and tunnels...Merrimac Memorial bridge-tunnels, the...approved by the Senate, the ...
- SALAZAR IN SENATE RACE UDALL, BRIDGES DROP BIDS, UNITE BEHIND ATTORNEY...
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Tankersley, Jim March 11, 2004 700+ words
...had entered the Senate race less than...earlier. And Rutt Bridges, the wealthy...his strength. Bridges called him "the...Coloradan for the Senate." "I got into...Salazar said. His Senate entry - and Udall's and Bridges' exits - left...
- Florida Senate President Bridges Partisan Divide by Appointing Democrats.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News December 18, 2002 700+ words
...Business News Dec. 18--The last time a Senate president handed out chairmanships, a...Those memories have since faded. And new Senate President Jim King seemed determined to...We fully trust Senator King to run the Senate the way he deems best, and I'm sure...
- EDITORIAL: Deal on the border: A Senate compromise bridges political...
- Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) May 21, 2007 700+ words
...last week to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. The Senate begins debate this week. Immigration reform must be realistic...residents will burrow deeper underground. Congress smothered a Senate immigration bill last year. With positions polarized across...
- Senate Retains Needed Road and Bridge Funding Source; Ensures Continued...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 13, 2000 700+ words
...commends the United States Senate for voting against a proposal...shifted the burden of road and bridge improvements onto the shoulders...repeal the estate tax, the Senate defeated by a vote of 40 to...administering our roads and bridges, as they have since 1956...
- Senate Leadership Opposes Proposed $50 Billion Bridge Fund For Wars.
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily October 31, 2007 700+ words
...By Jen DiMascio Senate Majority Leader...a $50 billion bridge fund that would...stage get into any bridges or anything dealing...Reid and other Senate leaders is at odds with the Senate Appropriations...the $50 billion bridge fund that would...
