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Article: Foreign Relations, with Jesse at the helm
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- January 20, 1995
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Douglas M. Bloomfield
Jewish Exponent
01-20-1995
Foreign Relations, with Jesse at the helm.
It is too early to tell whether the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which has been semicomatose for the past eight years, can regain its lost prestige or pass much useful legislation in the 104th Congress. But it is sure going to be a lot more interesting, and people will be watching it once again.
The main reason is its new chairman, Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, and the new Republican leadership on Capitol Hill.
Right after November's election, Helms grabbed attention when he began taking potshots at some of his favorite targets: foreign aid, the State Department, the United Nations, Fidel ...