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But we shouldn't imagine that they will stop production, or make it more difficult to get the raw materials." Dole: bill to punish. House staffers acknowledg- ed some of Bryen's concerns about the difficulty of con- trolling chemical warfare technology. But the flurry of legislation, they said, shows that Congress has finally awakened to the rapid spread of these weapons of mass destruction. Domestic Topics To Be Focus For Lowey Although she hasn't even had a chance to fill the bookcases in her tiny Capitol Hill office, Rep. Nita Lowey, a Westchester, N.Y., Democrat, is already the subject of active speculation in Jewish poli- tical circles Lowey is the newest addi- tion to the Jewish congres- sional delegation and one of only two Jewish women to serve in the House. "Obviously, Israel is very important to me," she said in a recent interview. "But the history of Jewish involvement in the community has always focused on domestic issues. I've always been involved in these issues; I began as a volunteer with Jewish organizations, and I see my role in Congress as a con- tinuation of this." Lowey mentioned the cur- rent push for federal child- care legislation as a priority for her first year in Congress. Currently, a number of Jew- ish groups are working to iron out church-state problems in the Act for Better Child Care bill, a measure Lowey in- dicated she will support in some form. Hamilton Urges 'Earmarking' Policy Be Abolished The House is edging closer to a showdown on the ques- tion of "earmarking" —the process Congress uses to designate certain foreign aid money to specific countries and programs, most notably to Israel and Egypt. Last week, Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.) delivered his long-awaited ad hoc com- mittee report on foreign aid to the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Hamilton's report recom- mends a system in which Congress develops general foreign aid guidelines — but then allows the professionals at the State Department to work out the details. In practical terms, this could significantly reduce the impact of the pro-Israel corn- munity on the foreign aid pro- cess, since pro-Israel strength is concentrated heavily on Capitol Hill. According to Capitol Hill in- siders, Hamilton dropped his bombshell last week — taking care to keep advance word of his proposals from leaking to some of Israel's staunchest supporters on the committee. Congress, according to sev- eral sources, is in an uncom- fortable position as the debate heats up. There is a widespread consensus that earmarking funds causes serious distortions in the way foreign aid is used as an in- strument of broad U.S. foreign policy goals. At the same time, there is agreement that earmarking serves a useful function in terms of this country's strategic interests in the nar- row arena of the Middle East. And there's, a political angle, as well. Earmarking for smaller projects is an im- portant political tool for many congressmen. "Take away their ability to earmark, and you take away political power," said one legislative aid in the thick of the battle. "Congress is not too keen on giving up power." Administration Gives Congress Arab Wish List To absolutely nobody's sur- prise, the administration has fired the first shots in what is expected to be a slogging bat- tle over arms sales to Arab nations. And, as usual, the Arab wish-list represented the opening act in a delicately choreographed ballet between Congress and the administra-