Tumult Hasn't
Been Voted Out

JAMES D. BESSER

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

‘Th

It's the same old Congress, only
more so.
Last week's elections repre-
sented a nod to the status quo by
voters generally satisfied with the
way things are. GOP presidential
candidate Bob Dole's claims that
the economy was the worst in 100
years did not resonate with vot-
ers; the Democrats' persistent
claim that the Republican-led
Congress was a den of extremists
fell flat on election day.
The results include another
round of split government; despite
the post-election rhetoric of rec-
onciliation and bipartisanship,
the 105th Congress is likely to be
just as tumultuous and rancorous
as its predecessor.
But the relatively unchanged
partisan balance conceals some
important trends on Capitol Hill.

Despite the post-
election rhetoric of
reconciliation, the
105th Congress is
likely to be just as
rancorous as its
predecessor.

(-)

In the House, most of the Re-
publican freshmen who stormed
Capitol Hill in 1994 held on to
their seats; despite indications
that the House leadership was
edging toward the center in the
weeks before the election, many
conservative legislators regard
their re-election as a mandate to
push ahead with the anti-gov-
ernment and "family values"
agenda that caused such a ruckus
in the last Congress.
There are also some new faces
who will resist any efforts to di-
lute the ultra-conservative agen-
da, including Ron Paul, a onetime
Libertarian candidate for presi-
dent who makes Newt Gingrich
look like a flaming liberal.
The stress lines in the GOP
House delegation were apparent
this week when one of the 1994
freshmen, Rep. Steve Largent, R-
Okla., suggested that Mr. Gin-
grich step aside while ethics
charges against him are investi-
gated — an indication of incipi-
ent revolution among the more
conservative Republicans.
In the Senate, the Republicans
came away from last week's elec-
tions with a net gain of two seats.
The GOP newcomers are younger
and more conservative than the

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