WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Michel, an affable Illinois congressman who served as leader of the Republican House minority for 14 years and was skilled at seeking compromise critical in getting many initiatives of two Republican presidents through Congress, died Friday. "There are times when I feel like a small boy who has dutifully eaten his spinach and broccoli but who leaves the dinner table before mom brings in the strawberry shortcake," Michel told a crowd of Republicans. Michel had announced in late 1993 that he would not seek another term, citing lost power under a Democratic administration and a new class of lawmakers making their careers by "trashing the institution." In an interview after the 1994 election, Michel criticized the GOP's "Contract With America," saying its tax-cutting and defense spending provisions could actually worsen the budget deficit. "He had many opponents, but no enemies," former President Richard Nixon said in taped remarks to a crowd of Republicans paying tribute near the end of Michel's time in Congress. Republicans looked as though they might claim the majority in 1982, but a public debate over the question of Social Security cuts led to Democratic gains in that election. At a presentation of a congressional distinguished service award, Michel recalled a warning from his parents about entering politics.
Michel, Gop Leader Skilled At Deal-making, Dies At Age 93
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: Politics
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 8:19am
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