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Total cost equals total monthly payment times 72. S .2 the controversial measure to limit spending in Senate races and add new controls over political action commit- tees (PACs), is back for an en- core performance in Con- gress, despite an ongoing Republican filibuster led by Sen. Robert Dole, the minori- ty leader and presidential candidate. Jewish organizations have a stake in both sides of the com- plex debate. Pro-Israel PACs are a key part of the Jewish political presence in the Capitol; according to some Jewish activists on the Hill, PACs were tailor made to give well-organized . minorities a stronger voice in the political process. But groups like the Ameri- can Jewish Committee, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Na- tional Council of Jewish Women see PACs as a major cause of corruption, and a fac- tor in the wild escalation of campaign costs in recent years. Along with Common Cause and a broad coalition of religious and social-justice groups, these organizations are pushing hard for S.2's passage. Opponents of S.2 argue that new limits on PACs would on- ly help incumbents, who have the built-in advantage of name recognition. Common Cause and the members of the pro-S.2 coalition disagree; under the current system, they argue, incumbents already have a huge advan- tage in attracting PAC money. S.2 currently includes ag- gregate limits on the amount candidates could accept from PACs; now, candidates can take up to $5000 from each of an unlimited number of PACs. In terms of Jewish politics, this would be a significant change. Eighty pro-Israel PACs hand out more than $7 million in a typical elec- tion year. For candidates who can attract contributions from a large number of these PACs-like Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) — pro- Israel PAC money can be an important source of funding. S.2 would also establish overall limits on campaign spending and on the use of personal wealth to finance campaigns, and provide in- centives for candidates who agree to campaign spending limits. Congressional observers ex- pect the battle to be a difficult one. chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a strong trea- ty supporter. Biden under- went successful surgery last week for a brain aneurysm; it is not clear how his illness will affect committee business. Supporters are also con- cerned about possible at- tachments to the proposed legislation. There is grumbl- ing around town that death penalty proponents would like to attach a symbolic amendment expressing their concern that the treaty does not provide for the death penalty for those who commit genocide. Christian Right Rates Senators Sen. Alan Cranston: Important funding Genocide Pact Mop-Up Coming In the hurly burly of politics, Washington style, some issues inevitably fall through the cracks. A good example is the Genocide Trea- ty, which was ratified in 1986 after years of political wrangl- ing — and then promptly con- signed to legislative limbo because Congress neglected to pass the necessary enabl- ing legislation. The Senate will try to rec- tify the problem this week, when the Judiciary Commit- tee begins considering the missing piece of legislation. Urilike the ratification measure itself, the bill to begin its implementation re- quires action by both the House and Senate. "Two years ago, when they passed the treaty, they at- tached a provision that said it would not be officially ratified until implementing legisla- tion was passed," said Lolly Bram, legislative specialist with the American Jewish Committee. "Everyone was so excited about the passage of the treaty that they thought the issue was finished. It's been hard, making it a priori- ty this year." There is a special reason for clearing up the last loose end on the genocide treaty: Sen. William Proxmire, the Senate veteran who has worked tirelessly for the pact, will be retiring this year. One question mark for trea- ty proponents is the health of Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), the Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes and New York's Daniel Patrick Moynihan have come out near the bot- tom of a recently released rating of legislators. But Jewish supporters of both politicians are not exact- ly disappointed with the evaluation; the negative rating comes from the offices of the Biblical News Service, a news organization represen- ting some of the more conser- vative elements of the Chris- tian Right. In fact, Sen. Sarbanes earned the group's lowest rating — scoring a perfect 0 on the 100 point scale, even below the 10 assigned to Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), the traditional arch-nemesis of the evangelical movement. Other low scorers were Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.Y.), Sen. Howard Metzenbaum (D- Ohio) and Sen. Donald Riegle (D-Mich.). On the other end of the scale, the embattled Republican from Nevada, Sen. Chic Hecht, earned a 95 rating, tied with Sen. Orrin Hatch. Hecht, who is Jewish, has earned the ire of a number of major Jewish organizations here in Washington. In the battle for the Oval Office, Biblical Scorecard gave high marks to video evangelist Pat Robertson and Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), with scores of 95 and 85, respec- tively. The best any Democrat could muster was Albert Gore's 15; Michael Dukakis, Richard Gephardt, Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson scored 0 on the evangelical group list, which is targeted at what the publishers call the "Christian majority."