Specter Swims Against GOP Current
Washington
When Republicans won control of Congress last year, school lobbyists here expressed hope that GOP moderates would help them defend education programs. It hasn't always worked out that way, especially in the House. But education interests have found a powerful ally in Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.
As the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Mr. Specter drafted a fiscal 1996 spending bill that would include a full $1.5 billion more in education spending...
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