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The Michiganf y Weeked
* U.S. House race
Tigress' campaigns for House
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Lynn Rivers GOP
By je~enifeHarvey
Dafly Staff Reporter
A "tigress" is doing battle in Ann
Arbor.
At least, that's the way some of her
fellow members of Congress describe
U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor).
They say she stands up for what she
believes in.
Rivers vehemently supports educa-
tion, abortion rights, affirmative
action, gay rights and environmental
protection.
Rivers is now campaigning to keep
her House seat in Michigan's 13th
District. She's up against Republican
business executive Joe Fitzsimmons,
who's offering a strong challenge.
But Rivers said she is confident she
will come out on top because she
speaks to issues that are important to
voters in the district.
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An issue vital
to the community 4
- education -.'
is one of her
highest priorities,
Rivers said.
"My second
chance was edu-
cation," she said.
"The key to
where I wanted to Rvers
go was educa-
tion"
Rivers said she knows how difficult
it can be to obtain a higher education
and vows to fight to protect aid
options.
"I have personally relied on student
loans to get me through both under-
graduate and law schools' Rivers said.
Her peers say there is no greater
defender of college students.
"When Newt Gingrich tried to slash
education by cutting vocational educa-
tion and by trying to eliminate student
loans ... he got a tigress by the tail and
that was Lynn Rivers" said U.S. Sen.
Carl Levin (D-Mich.).
Rivers said she will continue to
work hard for families and students
See RIVERS, Page 15B
Bom: Dec. 19,.1956
Family: Husband, Joe; two chil-
dren
Education: University of
Michigan, B.A. (1978); Wayne
State University, .D. (1992)
Religion: Protestant
Political Career: Ann Arbor Board
of Education (1984-91), presi-
dent (1987-91)
Education: Cornell University,
SA..(1957), M.A. (1967)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Political Experience: None
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By Jennifer Harvey
Daily Staff Reporter
Politicians around the country said
the race between Republican Joe
Fitzsimmons and incumbent Rep. Lynn
Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) for one of the
state's 16 U.S. House seats is one of the
hottest in the nation.
"Fitzsimmons/Rivers has shown up
to be one of the best races in the coun-
try," said Michigan Gov. John Engler.
"Clearly, Fitzsimmons is in a straight
up-and-down race with Lynn Rivers,"
said Haley Barbour, chairman of the
Republican National Committee.
The Republican Contender
Joe Fitzsimmons considers himself a
bridge.
The Republican running for the U.S.
House seat in Michigan's 13th District
said he believes hehcan serve as a
bridge between his party ard
Democrats.
"I come from a bipartisan world -
t che business world," Fitzsimmons said.
He said that background has enabled
him tosee an issue from different sides
and then work to
find a middle n
ground on that
issue.l
His experi
ence in the busi
ness world - asy
president of the .:.
Ann Arbor
based company
University
M i c r o f i l m s Fitzsimmons
International-
has also made him "economically con-
servative;' Fitzsimmons said.
He said his business expertise makes
him more knowledgeable about bud-
geting and other economic issues,
including how to spend sensibly.
Fitzsimmons said that to get the
economy in top shape, taxes must be
cut and government spending must be
cut back.
"Even at full employment, our tax
system is incapable of generating
enough revenues to cover our expendi-
tures;' Fitzsimmons said.
Fitzsimmons said government must
provide incentives for Americans to
save, invest and produce. "That
requires lower tax rates;' he said
He said a variety of tax cuts will be
necessary to boost the economy.
Specifically, Fitzsimmons supports the
15-percent across-the-board tax cut
proposed by Republican presidential
nominee Bob Dole. Fitzsimmons said
he also would like to see a $500-per-
child tax cut enacted, as well as a
$5,000 tax deduction for adopting a
child. He also wants to cut the capital
gains tax by 50 percent.
SeeFITZSIMMONS, Page I8B
Come Nov. 5, millions will be head-
ing to the polls to cast their votes for the
president of the United States. With any
luck, the majority of the votes will go to
the Republican candidate, Bob Dole.
His integrity, strong sense of ethics and
sensible plans for reforming our gov-
ernment make him the obvious choice.
Dole's platform includes spending
reforms that have been a long time
coming. Dole understands, as should all
of us, that simply throwing money at a
social problem will not make it go
away. Programs such as welfare,
Medicare and Social Security are being
mismanaged, and are so mired in
bureaucracy that they do relatively little
to help anyone but the bureaucrats
themselves.
Dole also advocates an amendment
to the Constitutionathat would require
the federal government to have a bal-
anced budget - is it so unreasonable to
ask that the government not spend more
money than it
receives in rev-
enuDole further Dole jiS
advocates a 15
percent tax cut very hom
across t de enea
board, whi
would put more man .*.
money in the
pockets of every keptproi
citizen.
On the issue m ade to
of spending
reform, Clinton A ericaii
and other liber-
als characterize
Dole as a mean-
spirited man bent on leaving the poor
reforming our spending procedures. He
led the fight to pass a balanced budget,
which was struck down a number of
times by Clinton who claims to support
a balanced budget, but has yet to make
good on this claim.
Dole advocates a 15 percent tax cut
across the board. This is, admittedly, an
ambitious proposal. Without drastic
spending reforms and without a bal-
anced budget, such a decrease in rev-
enues could prove disastrous. However,
if such reforms were to be enacted, such
a tax cut would be both highly feasible
and very welcome. With less of our
money in the hands of the government
and more in our pockets, we will have
more money to spend on homes, invest-
ments and education.
Another plus for Dole is, simply,
that he is a very honest, decent and
ethical man. It is surprising that our
society has evolved to the point where
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BY GEOFF BROWN
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better grades than anyone else on the
squad; because as house manager he put"
the D. K. E. house back on a paying basis;
because he never smokes, drinks, swears
or tells dirty stories - qualities quite
novel among the rest of his fraternity
brothers; because he's exceedingly bash-
honesty and ethi
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become a thing
of the past. We
have an incum-
bent president
who is a proven
liar and a proba-
ble criminal,
with evidence of
w ron g doi n g
piled against
him that would
likely land any
of us in jail were
the same evi-
dence amassed
against us.
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Eugene E. Smith, Jr.
Promotes:
" strong basic police services,
including returning deputies to
county wide road patrol, and
reduce response time to 911 calls
" a criminal justice apprenticeship
program creating recruitment and
employment opportunities
i*programs that help the disadvan-
taged and at risk youth of our
community
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again that he will
and elderly to live in poverty for all eter-
nity. They even go so far as to tell out-
right lies, saying that Dole voted to cut
Medicare - I may not be a mathemati-
cian, but the last time I checked, increas-
ing spending by 7 percent was not by
any means a "cut." What Dole did do is
(responsibly) decide not to vote for the
increase that the Democrats supported,
which earned him the scorn of liberals
everywhere.
Very few people will disagree with
the idea that our social programs need
drastic improvements. What the
Democrats and Republicans do dis-
agree on is how to accomplish this.
Clinton and the Democrats favor
blindly increasing spending to these
programs, without regard to how the
money is spent. Dole and the
Republicans advocate spending the
money that is already there more
responsibly'. What most people do not
realize is that for every dollar spent on
welfare, only a few pennies ever reach
the hands of welfare recipients. Where
does the rest go? Into the bloated and
inefficient government bureaucracy
designed to administer these pro-
grams. Dole realizes that if one simply
spends money without making
changes to the way it is spent, little
good is done.
Dole hes shoxyn his commitment to
es he made to the American people -
where is the middle class tax cut and
the abolishment of the anti-homosexu-
al policy in the military he promised
us in 1992? Why are we willing to set-
tle for a less-than-honest president
while completely shunning an honor-
able man such as Bob Dole, who has
kept the promises he has made to the
American people?
Dole has shown himself to be sensi-
tive to those who hold differing views
than he does. For instance, he is an
avowed pro-lifer. As a Republican who
is, like many others, pro-choice, I was a
bit worried about his stance on abor-
tion. However, he has stated that there is
a place in the Republican party for
those who disagree with him on that
issue, and while he would likely sign a
measure restricting abortion should one
be passed, he will not actively push for
such a bill.
Bob Dole is exactly what we need in
a president: a hard-working, honest
man who will work to reform our gov-
ernment, spend our tax dollars more
wisely and improve our lives. Can we
really say the same for Bill Clinton?
- Geoff Brown is the editor in chief
of The Michigan Review The opinions
presented in this article are his own,
and do not represent those of the
Michigan Review.
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