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legislators they will replace; the
new Republican leader, Sen.
Trent Lott, R-Miss., is far more
ideological than Mr. Dole, his pre-
decessor.
At the same time, many veter-
an leaders who helped the Senate
steer a middle course — from Sen.
Sam Nunn, D-Ga., and Sen. Paul
Simon, D-Ill., to Mr. Dole — will
be absent in January.
That portends a significantly
different political equilibrium
when a balanced budget amend-
ment to the Constitution is rein-
troduced early in the new session,
as Republican leaders have
promised.
Last time around, the amend-
ment — which is stoutly opposed
by most Jewish groups because of
the huge impact it would have on
government programs ranging
from Medicare to foreign aid —
failed by the narrowest of mar-
gins. This time, Jewish groups
face steep odds in their effort
to block the amendment.
President Clinton and
GOP congressional
leaders have made
noises in recent
days about the
need for coopera-
tion in bringing
the budget into line.
But that coopera-
tion almost certain-
ly will break down
because of the huge
gap between cuts
favored by the Re-
publicans and the
reductions De-
mocrats are will-
ing to tolerate.
Mr. Clinton has
vowed to correct
the glaring defects
in the welfare re-
form bill he
signed several
months ago, in-
cluding the ban
on services to le-
gal immigrants.
But those cuts provided the
bankroll to pay for the welfare
package; if Mr. Clinton wants to
restore some services, he'll have
to find the money elsewhere in the
budget — no easy task.
The 104th Congress passed a
bill dealing with illegal immigra-
tion, and most observers expect
legislators to turn next to the na-
tion's legal immigration system.
That fight almost certainly will
include debate over additional
curbs on services to immigrants
and cuts in the overall refugee and
immigration numbers. Jewish
groups, not surprisingly, will be
right in the middle of those clash-
es.
Recently, Mr. Clinton indicat-
ed interest in expanding the fam-
ily and medical leave act. Since
there is no federal expense in-
volved, he has a chance, but only
if advocates, including Jewish
groups, can counteract the lobby-
ing of big business interests.
As usual, legislators pretended
to be outraged at the tremendous
amounts of money sunk into pres-
idential and congressional cam-
paigns this year, and vowed to
pass stringent campaign finance
legislation.
But enthusiasm for meaning-
ful reform is quickly waning now
that the campaigns are over, and
big differences between the two
parties are surfacing. What
emerges is likely to be more cos-
metic than comprehensive. Jew-
ish groups, which generally favor
the good government ideal, will
lay low during the debate because
any serious ban on PACs and lim-
its on soft money could affect the
pro-Israel cause.
In the 104th Congress, the Sen-
ate moved slowly on the social
agenda promoted by the religious
right; in 1997, the pace
may pick up on issues
such as school prayer,
vouchers for private and
parochial schools and
abortion. Conservative
Christian groups already
are blaming Mr. Dole's de-
feat on his unwillingness to
champion those issues; if
the new, more conserv-
ative Congress buys
that line, Jewish
groups may find
themselves fighting
the religious crusaders
on a variety of fronts.
In the foreign poli-
cy realm, Congress
is likely to con-
tinue keeping its
collective head
as low as possi-
ble — except
when it comes to
cutting the al-
ready-decimat-
ed State
Department
budget. There
are no indications
legislators will be
any more inter-
ested in the Middle East than
they were in the past two years.
There's little likelihood of a cut
in Israel's $3 billion in aid, al-
though across-the-board cuts re-
main a lurking threat.
"In the past, we had to worry
about legislators who were hos-
tile to Israel trying to cut aid," said
a pro-Israel lobbyist. "Now, there's
very little of that; what we have
to worry about are cutting amend-
ments based entirely on bud-
getary factors."
Aid to the Palestinian Author-
ity, on the other hand, will con-
tinue to be a political football in
Congress. Currently, Rep. Ben
Gilman, R-N.Y., the chair of the
International Relations Com-
mittee, is holding up $10 million
in aid because of his unhappiness
with Yassir Arafat; few legisla-
tors are eager to challenge that
hold, especially in view of the Is-
raeli government's lack of enthu-
siasm. ❑