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------.----~. ~------~ . . . ,.------. 8·A MondaY. January 13; 1~ The Topeka C pitai-Journaf Dole top ··baCker of 'I By. BARR.Y MASSEY Dole.'s presidential suppPat Roberts, ~ DOdge City ' Repu~ ' cans. Senate Ftepublicans ~d an average . . . sa~ · bllcked · Bilsh'· 8o percent of the time. Six ·lican, was-the leading presi4enti~l<.aupp9rt- presidential support score of 83 percent in WASmNGTON- Sena~ Minority Leader ·GOP senators supported the president more . Here~ is ti~w . otten .menmfirs ·ofl(an- er. He voted for. Bush'$ position 82 percent_ 1991, compared with 41 percent: for Demo- sas· congressiona.l delegation sided Bob Dole .of ·Kansas proved to . be ' the most often than Dole in ·1990. ' with with President Bush in the .1991 of the time. That w~ '-P froin a U . percen~ · crats. \' .reliable senate supporter of Prelldent Bush In 1989, .Biish;s firSt full year in ·office, session: . . . . · . !: ·. support rating in 11!90. . . . According to the study, I:ble and Kasse· based. Oft ~ voting In 19~1, acc!)rding ~ to a · Dole: was th.e pr~ident'S top backer ,With a. Sen: Bob Dole, -R .. :...... 96 pereNancy Kassebaum, R 79 percent McPiier&O,n Republican, ·backed th~ presl- terns inparty unity in 1991. Dole rein~orced 'The analysis of voting In the House and Doie's strong support,' fpr the president Rep. Pat Roberts,-R· .:, ...... :.82 pere9nt dent 77 percent of the ·time during his -ftrst , - ~is reputation as a staunch :·party loyalist, Senate during tbe first session'of'-the.102nd comes as no surprise. -As ·th.e GOP leader lil Rep. Jim Slattery, D : ...... ,. 38 ~rcent . year in Congr~. . . . and Kassebaum exhibited a streak of inde- - Coilgresa.found~Dole iupported the president the Senate, Dole generally is responsible for ReP,. Jan Meyers, A...: .... ;., .. 68 percent . • Rep. Jan Meyers, an Overla~P-ark ae-: · pendence. -- '" · -'----- 96 percent of the time in w'hich Bush had a advan~ing and. defending ihe legislative Rep. Dan Glickman, D ·...... 35 perceht publican, supported Bush 68 pei'cent o{ .th.e · Dole voted with a GOP majority against cl~aKi position. goals of the ·preSident. . · . Rep. Dick Nichols,-. A. ... : ... ;:, 77 ., percent'.. · time in 1991, .up from 66 percent in · 1~110. · the DemOc:ratic majority 93 ~rcent of the · · N~ other senator exceeded Dole's presi· Sen. Nancy K~ssebalim, R·Kan., voted in • Rep. Jim Slattery, a Topeka .Deii)Ocrat, time. Only ejght GOP semit~rs had· hig~er dentlal support rating, acc;ording to .the support · of Bush 79 pereen~. of the time in sidecl with Bu.Bh -38 percent ·of the time iil ···, scores; four were tied with Dole. study by ·CongresSional Quarte~ly, an iilde- , ·1991 . That was up from 1990, when she the best yardsticks.of trends l.p the relation· 1991, up from 32 Jietcentin .111110. ·. · . · · .. ·· Kassebaum voted against the GOP major· pendent Wash~ngtori . journal that has backed B~h 68 percent of the time. In 1989, ship between the White House .and Congress. • Rep. Dan Glickman, . a .Wichita Demo- · ity 30 percent· of the time on party·llne tracked co~gressional voting for inore than Kassebaum liad , a _ suppo~ score. ~f 85 per· Overall, the study found Bush hild a slight crat, supported Bush less ·often .than any .votes. . . . ; ,40 years. . · : . · :. ·.. . . . ' cent. , · · , · . increase in voting support (In Capitol Hill. ot!ler Kansan· last year, whic·h·was also true . •_ Nichols also stood out in the study, but for · F~ur GOP sell8to'r5 ha~ 93 pe~cent' )l~si· 'l_'he stiidy exar_nined 81 · roll ·calls in the Bush won 54 percent of the .votes in the iri >1990. He yoted with the administratiOn 35 · a different reason. He was among about tw~ dential, support ratings If the scores aren't Senate and 111. m ·the House. The annual House and Senate on which he took. a .pOSI­ percent of the time in 1991, _compared with ·~ozen GOP ~ouse members to vote 100 per· 'adjusted for a senator's' absence. A,failure voting.al)alysis by -CongreSsional Quarterly, tion in 1991, up from 47 percent. in '1990. 27 percent in 1990. cent of the ·time In 1'991 withl the so-called to vote would. lower the support. score,y·for which was released at the end of the year, is Bush did far better. in the senate, winning House DemOcrats, on average, supported · · conservative ·coalition, a voting bloc of Re­ example. ' · consi

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· · ·ttnues to build abounlJs the budget , 1992, Sen. Bob Dole iemallis . · · Ho~ever,' b. the .' ~ · month; .the 68-' . . The . Republican canceled a · · · ·ld vn-"·bas not.glven·any·IJltero' ·at Beech Aircraft COrp. ~ . year-o ~ · · · · ·: I-'"'W1C:blla~ tocllaY.· &n ln\!ltatioll-tha was 86 ~-= ~~=~~~ ~ last mo~ ~r:e ~e . un.de~ ·· .mark the:F= delivery of the ftrst T·lA Jay­ , suraerY for . ~ ~~· · . , · , · . hawk, the centerpiece -of the Air. Force'$: '· ·•• "Th'!re's nothing to read Into this: Basi:- Tapier, Traosport, · Training System.; · callY - h~ Is under doctors' o~ers to •lt which· Dole fougbt for ln. the Senate. · · •.• easy as' he CC?,nti'nues a nonilal ~ve'fY Because ..Dple:118s ·. yef to 'arinounce an.f - rrom ~. ~ aide Walt Riker said · . · h . will ~ ·.. r; Thursday. "He's malting excellent prog- decision ilbout Wllether e · run or .@'. , • t ·· • The doctors told him not to 80 ful;l~t ftfth temUhls Y;ear; .there Is wldespread · and thafs·8 hard Qrdet ,Or him t0 Interest In 1fbat the JIJ8nfOr senator rer- 1 frO~. . foliow." · , Kansas will IBY, When he~ does ~· ~ ..• '' , . _, ..... Dole ~ . bosplbillzeei ~ .18 for re-1 .. J. number of Republicans have ~-: • Jl!Oval ofr a slo1f.goWii1g ·cancer of the . lated that· Dole .will appear at .the Jm 25: pi'ost.Bte gland. -" DoctorS said! DOle's ~ Day gathettng o! Republicans 11!­ ctumces for a complete .. recovery were Topeka to · ~~un~ a fe.electlon blcL _!~ 1 ...... '• t - • • -- .J,.l