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Article: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED ON CONTRA AID, SENATORS SAY
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 20, 1987
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WASHINGTON - Congressional and administration officials
reached a tentative agreement last night on providing assistance to
the Nicaraguan contras, the main issue blocking completion of two
huge budget bills, two Republican senators said.
"We believe we have reached agreement in principle, subject
to looking at it on paper," Sen. Warren Rudman (R-N.H.), said after
emerging from a closed- door meeting of White House and legislative
officials.
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) added that the pact would also
have to be approved by other congressional leaders and by President
Reagan.
The two lawmakers did not immediately provide details of the
agreement. They said another meeting would ...