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house of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
MEMORANDUM
8/11/83
Morton-
Here's the list of systems that
we talked about.
Hope it's of some help.
Janis
file Gingrich
Rev. 1
SYSTEMS NEEDED TO COORDINATE THE COS MOVEMENT
+ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
- Among the coordinating committees = share meeting minutes
- Throughout the entire network = Newsletter (COS media group)
- Between the coordinating committees and individual quality
circles
= Meetings/Briefings
= Coordination notebook (information sheets) - Attachment 1
- To propagate the COS movement
= COS activists' notebook - Attachment 2
= COS media group
+ OPERATING PROCEDURES - suggestions for effective behavior
+ STAFFING/RECRUITING
+ TRAINING
- COS activists' notebook - Attachment 2
- Courses (?)
+ PRINCIPLES - used in checklist format to very quickly determine
whether a bill, action, news article, etc. is consistent with
the COS philosophy
+ PUBLICITY - COS media group
+ HOLDING BOX - for ideas/projects that are not yet built into the
COS structure
+ TOOLS - generic tools that can be used by all COS people to make
their job easier
- Calendar of events
- Checklists
- COS media group
- Legislative tools (for COS Congressmen)
- Others
+ LEARNING - to analyze projects and feed lessons learned back into
the movement
+ REWARDS/TEAM SPIRIT
- Banquets
- Plaques
- Conventions
- Generic phrases and symbols (seed corn; Jedi; optimistic VS.
defeatist; national vs. political)
Rev. 2
COORDINATION NOTEBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. CURRENT AGENDA
A. Current Agenda
1. Agenda and Note Sheets
2. Handouts
B. Active Projects - Key Task Sheets
C. Minutes From Last Meeting
II. GENERAL ORGANIZATION
A. Members
B. Statement of Purpose
III. CALENDAR
IV. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC AND OBJECTIVE GOALS
V. PROJECT DETAILS
VI. COMPLETED GOALS AND PROJECTS
VII. MINUTES OF PAST MEETINGS
Rev. 1
COS ACTIVISTS MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. The COS Movement - What Is It?
A. Introduction
B. The Vision
C. The Framework
D. The Systems
E. Selected Papers
II. Principles
A. Introduction
B. COS Principles
C. An Evaluation Tool
D. Examples
E. Selected Papers
III. The Framework
A. A Macroscopic View
B. A Closer Look at the COS Zones
C. Strategic Goals
IV. The COS Teams
A. Who They Are
B. How To Join
V. Communication
A. Within the Movement
B. To Other Groups/Organizations/Individuals
VI. Operating Procedures - Examples
A. Forming an Effective Group
B. Examples of Effective Procedures
C. Examples of Tactical Actions
VII. Tools
A. COS media group
B. Calendars
C. Checklists
VIII. Feedback and Learning
IX. Unity
A. Stategy Meetings
B. COS Symbols and Phrases
C. Team Spirit
file Givench
MAJOR PROJECTS DISCUSSED AT PAST MEETINGS
Project
Assigned
Status
Hispanics
-
Unknown
PACs
Gingrich
PAC breakfast scheduled for 10/12 in GA
Blacks
Pines
Group to forward names to Pines
Fairness Rule
Hoppe
Lott agreed to introduce; champion needs
to be found
Central Amer.
Weber
Outside group set up; Member task force
Blackwell
set up
Normal Amer.
-
Unknown
(San Francisco)
Budget
Rahn
Looking for Gramm replacement
Radical/liberal
K-Roberts
Paper being written by Heritage; foreign
Democrats
policy paper in draft form
Delegates to
Weber
Unknown
convention
COS newsletter
Pines
Dummy issue to be provided by editor
Education
Weber
Member task force set up
Catholics
Weber
Unknown
Carlisle
NIP
Pines
Taken on by Heritage as a project
Optimistic wing
Gingrich
Unknown
of Senate
Thompson
PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR COS NOON GROUP
+
COS pamphlet (underway?)
+
Paper to analyze the victories of 1981 and the current
defensive position of the conservative movement for
distribution to the movement (Hoppe paper)
+
CNP Executive Committee project list
+ Organization of the Red Fox meeting
+ COS newsletter (underway)
+
Identify organizations that need to be changed and
development of a strategy to implement that change
+ Publication of paper that explains the radical view of
some Members of Congress (underway)
+
Put COS Congressmen in Republican leadership positions
(see attached)
+ Make the Reagan Administration amenable to COS objectives
(see attached)
Subject: COS leaders
In the House, we should try to put at least one COS congressman in the
Republican leadership in 1984, 1986, and 1988. There should be an agreement
among COS members that no other COS member will challenge him.
In the Senate, it is important to elect McClure Majority Leader in 1984
because he will be surrounded by staffers devoted to COS objectives.
(Note that this also raises the question of identifying COS staff for
conservative offices in both the House and the Senate.) In 1986,
and assuming he is re-elected, we should make every effort to get
Senator Kasten the job of Campaign Committee chairman so that he can use
the position to help elect other COS-minded candidates to the Senate.
1988 should be the year in which a CUS member is nominated by the
Republican Party for President of the United States -- a man who believes
in the COS vision for America, not one who may use COS friendships for
his own personal gain. We should begin now testing our people as
potential presidential candidates through carefully designed media
exposure. A good place to start would be to arrange for Newt Gingrich
to meet with CBS news personnel. This was suggested in a recent
meeting conservatives had with CBS executives, and Weyrich is supposed
to be in charge of lining it up.
Subject: Making the Reagan Administration amenable to COS objectives.
How easy it would be to pass COS legislation and to enlist the
American people in our cause if the Reagan Administration had the same
goals and the courage to stick by them. While not expecting miracles,
there are some things that might bring this about (at least in part):
There 1s a slight chance we could control the Republican convention
next year if someone like Jesse Helms were to head a national organization
to elect delegates pledged to Reagan/Bush. The difference is that those
individuals would be conservatives. They could write COS planks into
the platform. And if for some reason Reagan could not run at the last
minute, Senator Helms would control the convention and the decision
as to whom the nominee would be.
Heritage must do another "Mandate for Change" -- a transition book
from the first Reagan Administration to the second, including a
restructuring of the White House staff. Considering how the Administration
followed the first book, I don't see how they could ignore the second
one. Presumably, the book might also spell out the kinds of persons
who should fill the various policy-making positions, even recommending
some by name.
Ronald Reagan's presidency was unusual in that he didn't have
a honeymoon lasting the traditional 100 days; it lasted a full year.
He won't have that luxury the next time. He'll be lucky if it lasts
100 days. 1 would hope we might map out his first 100 days for him,
especially with an eye toward what he can do by executive order to
fulfill COS goals, many of which ought to be Reagan goals. Some of them
could merely be symbolic. At the risk of being repetitious (for I have
said this often in the past), Reagan could demonstrate his support
for school prayers by issuing an order permitting prayer in schools run
by the Defense Department -- an act that would be reassuring to his
supporters on the right and would give impetus to congressional actions
involving school prayer. Once we have decided exactly what COS goals
are to be in the area of public policy, I would bet we can find
at least some small action the President could take demonstrating
Administration support for these policies.
file Gingrich
In power hope they hold the winning hand
poker, defeatists 1983
squads), was futile. Therefore, our
dersecretary of Defense Fred Ikle,
er's Suez mistake in 1956, the U.S.
Their litany is familiar: It's none
achieve that success, the adminis
Commentary by
goal must be negotiations for peace,
who actually said "we seek victory
president ordered the Israelis to
of our business; the locals are all
tration and its supporters in Con-
William
not (ugh!) military victory by the
for the forces of democracy," which
stop winning. In a colossal misjudg-
corrupt; the Syrians, with Soviet
gress must go against the tide of
elected government.
included "defeating militarily those
ment, he accepted Losers, Inc.'s, as-
backing, cannot be beaten; as in
public opinion led by Losers, Inc.,
Safire
However, even the limited mili-
organized forces of violence that re-
sumption - abetted by the State De-
Central America, the U.S. public
today. Some evidence is needed to
tary supplies sent to El Salvador
fuse to accept the democratic will of
partment's Philip Habib - that the
won't stand for an escalation of our
show that perseverance pays, that
seem to be helping to stop the Com-
the people."
problem would be to get the Israelis,
involvement. And now some defeat-
winning - yes, even local military
munists from overthrowing the gov-
That gladdened dovish hearts be-
not the Syrians, out of Lebanon.
ists are adding a new, ironic twist:
victory if necessary - is possible.
New York Times
ernment. Military pressure on Nica-
cause it proved that the administra-
Today, some of the same anti-vic-
Why can't the Israelis take care of
We do not have to win every-
columnist
ragua through overt/covert aid to
tion goal was to win. Not to negoti-
torians who urged Reagan to inter-
this and let our Marines come
where. Nor do we have to take the
insurgents in that country has dis-
ate endlessly, not to have a dialogue
vene in Lebanon when the Israelis
home?
military route everywhere. But we
couraged Sandinista assistance to El
as an end in itself, not to not lose
had the Syrians and PLO reeling are
The answer to all the predictions
do need to win somewhere for the
WASHINGTON - The fear that I
Salvador's Communists. In the face
and to bug out after a decent inter-
now demanding that he pull out our
of failure, and the sure cure for the
possibility of our victory to change
fear is winning is the fear of win-
of this, Losers, Inc., has been trying
val, but to (ugh!) win. To the grow-
Marine contingent because we are
prevailing defeatism in American
the nature of negotiations every
ning.
to cut off the overt/covert CIA help
ing army led by Losers, Inc., "victo-
in a no-win situation.
public opinion, is one success. To
where.
A new confidence can be found in
and has been holding down military
ry" is not only a quaintly Goldwa-
the legion of self-doubt. Isolationist
and economic aid to the Salvadoran
teresque word, but is (a) impossible;
legislators and dovish pundits sense
government to a level that prevents
(b) immoral for us to seek, and thus
that their brand of defeatism is
clear-cut success.
(c) must be ripped out root and
gaining the upper hand in the for-
Spokesmen for Losers were furi-
cause. To Losers, Inc., winning is
mation of public opinion. In debates
ous at the ploy adopted by the Rea-
losing.
and polis on our involvement in
gan administration to conceal its
Apply that same approach to our
Lebanon and El Salvador, we have
support for the thugs chosen by the
involvement in Lebanon. A year
been witnessing the triumph of Los-
people in elections replete with
ago, when Israel struck at the dec-
ers,Inc.
Western observers. Our roaming
ade-long Syrian-PLO takeover of
Defeat is its flight plan, dialogue
ambassador, Richard Stone, invited
Lebanon, Losers, Inc., suddenly dis-
its panacea, the quagmire its sym-
the Communists to a "dialogue,"
covered the "territorial integrity" of
bol.
which Losers thinks of as the ulti-
that Syrian-occupied land. In its war
In Central America, Losers, Inc.,
mate goal. Most reluctantly, the
with the PLO, Israel was out to win:
assured us, the dispatch of 55 mili-
guerrillas came, only to make it
to Losers, that was unacceptable.
tary advisers to El Salvador would
clear that a free election was not
Accordingly, a firestorm of pro-
be the beginning of a new Vietnam;
their cup of coffee. They wanted
test was loosed against the Israelis,
that the socially progressive guerril-
"power-sharing," imposed by the
who did not understand that in a
las were certain to win the hearts
U.S. over their people's heads,
world dominated by Losers, victory
and minds of the peasants, and re-
which was an embarrassment to ne-
is villainy. Reagan and his national
sistance by our thuggish allies, with
gotiationiks.
security adviser were swept away in
their right-wing death squads (there
However, Losers' strategists were
that tide; in a blunder comparable
are never any left-wing death
delighted at the speech made by Un-
only to President Dwight Eisenhow-
tie Giogrich
RAHN 8/3/83
COS WEDNESDAY LUNCH GROUP
Proposed Operating Procedures:
The group has essentially agreed upon a unified vision and
principles. It has served reasonably well as a communications and
co-ordingating device among members for short run tactical actions.
It ought to continue this role looking for targets of opportunity.
The group has not functioned well as a long range strategy
group. To correct this, I suggest that group members, particularly
those with support services, should pick one or more topics that
fit within our basic goal statement and agree to be the project
director - realizing some projects may take six or more years to
complete. Initially, I suggest we each develop a game plan for our
projects which will be subject to revision. Each member will then
be asked to report the progress that he or she has made with each
project each week.
RAHN 8/3/83
OUTLINE OF PROJECT GAME PLAN USING FEDERAL BUDGET CONTROL AS AN EXAMPLE
I.
STRATEGIC GOAL
To reduce federal spending
as a percent of GNP to 19% to
20%, from current 25%
II.
OPERATIONAL GOALS
A. Ensuring passage of declining
GNP Share budgets each year.
B. Passage of constitutional
amendment to limit taxing and
spending.
III.
ESTABLISH OPERATIONAL
PLANNING GROUP - (# IIA)
A. House
Gramm, Kemp, Bethune, Mack
B. Senate
Armstrong, Hatch, Symms, Kasten
C. Administration
(informal?)
D. Outside
COCUSA (Rahn, Utt), NTLC, NFIB
NAWD, ACCF, ABC, NAM, NTU, etc.
IV.
FUNCTIONS OF PLANNING
GROUP
A. Develop specific short run and
long run game plans (PERT Charts)
B. Develop organization structure
C. Acquire necessary staff and other
resources.
D. Develop legislative game plan
E. Develop media game plan
NEWT GINGRICH
SUITE 5, PHOENIX CENTER
1657 PHOENIX BOULEVARD
SIXTH DISTRICT, GEORGIA
COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA 30349
(404) 221-3854
COMMITTEES:
PUBLIC WORKS AND
POST OFFICE Box 848
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Congress of the United States
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
(404) 834-6398
(202) 225-4501
House of Representatives
COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
22 EAST BROAD STREET
August 2, 1983
NEWNAN, GEORGIA 30263
(404) 253-8355
To:
Paul Weyrich
Joe Gaylord
From: Newt Gingrich
Morton plan Blackwell
Is it useful and possible to have a meeting with, the
key direct mail writers and senders on our side in the
Washington area so that we could go into a meeting with the
six to ten key words, phrases, and themes that we want to
pound away at for the next 15 months? If they are going to
raise money, it's useful for us to get them sending out
millions of pieces of mail raising money using our language
so that language really begins to sink in in the
countryside. Themes such as anti-take-home pay on the part
of the Democrats, who spends your money as the central issue
for 1984, the concept of the radical wing of the Democratic
party, radical lifestyles vs. traditional values, pro- and
anti- tax increase party, a whole range of specifics, some
of which we have already developed in terms of the
conservative opportunity society VS. the liberal welfare
state.
If we could pick the ten most powerful themes and
simply get an agreement that everybody would whenever
possible drop those codewords and phrases into their mail, I
think we would have a major breakthrough, and possibly if we
put together a meeting in late September to which we invited
all the key writers and all the key people who control those
large direct mail programs whether it is right-to-life or
right-to-work or NCPAC or FCM or you name it, I think we
could collectively have an enormous impact.
A similar meeting might be useful with the writers of
various newsletters or the editors of various newsletters.
If all the major newsletters on our side of the ideological
war were to collectively again agree to these kind of
patterns, I think we might well have the beginning of a real
breakthrough.
Thank You.
NG/db
file Gingrich
FREE MARKET ISSUES
Fiscal Policy
Equal Access to the Market
+ Create a COS Budget
+ Oppose forced unionization of
+ Balance the Budget
gov't employees
+ Veto strategy on spending
+ Repeal exclusive representation
+ Make domestic spending
of workers by union
discretionary
+ Repeal authorization of compul-
+ Base COLA's on economic
sory unionism
performance
+ Amend Hobbs Act
+ Reform the budget process
+ Save third year tax cut
Monetary Policy
+ Save indexing
+ Repeal withholding on interest
Trade
Subsidies
+ Port development to promote
trade
+ Reassess maritime programs to
+ Agricultural trade
eliminate some subsidies
Encourage Productivity
Regulatory Policy
+ Revitalize work ethic
+ Broadcasting spectrum deregula-
+ Small business investment
tion
deductions
+ Deregulate the cable industry
+ Revise Fed. procurement laws
+ Eliminate regulatory distinc-
+ Repeal Davis-Bacon
tions among common carrier,
broadcasting, and private
Privatization of Infrastructure
radio use
+ Eliminate ICC
+ Promote user fee concept
+ Remove obstacles to health care
+ Privitization of mass transit
competition
+ Privitization of air traffic
control
+ Eliminate postal monopoly
TRADITIONAL VALUES
+ Make abortion illegal
+ Eliminate pornography
+ Prohibit Fed. abortion funds
+ Strengthen family
+ Voluntary school prayer
+ Defeat ERA
+ Pass Denton's bill on extra-
+ Eliminate federal support of
curricular religious activities
agencies weakening traditional
+ Church Audit Procedures Act
values
HIGH TECH/FUTURE
+ Encourage technology
+ Promote space policies
+ Encourage learning
+ Encourage space commercial-
+ Home work regulations
ization
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Defense
Foreign Affairs
+ Support "High Frontier"
+ Pro-American foreign policy
+ Strengthen intelligence community
+ Work for survival of Israel
+ Construct and deploy a non-
+ Lebanon authorization
nuclear anti-ballistic missile
+ IMF authorization
defense
+ Immigration bill
+ Strengthen merchant marine
+ Coordinate votes for defense
Fight Communism
preparedness
+ DOD authorization
+ Crush Communism in this
+ MX resolution
hemisphere
+ Explain Soviet threat
+ Free Central America
+ Get surface-to-air weapons
Military Reform
to Afghanistan
+ Bolster foreign broadcast
+ Reform the military
agencies
+ Pension reform
+ Radio Marti
+ VOA
Educate Citizenry
+ Yellow rain
+ Create pro-freedom spirit
+ Explain Soviet threat
LIMITED, OPEN GOVERNMENT
Campaign Regulations
Public Sector
+ Defuse FEC
+ Increase public sector produc-
+ Campaign finance reforms
tivity
+ Eliminate contribution limits
+ Civil Service retirement reform
on individuals
+ Change personnel rules
+ Eliminate restraints on parties
+ Institute capital budgeting
helping their own candidates
+ Develop long-term funding
+ PACs
mechanisms for infrastructure
+ Efficient management of real
Defunding Special Interests
property assets
+ Limit gov't role to coordination
+ Remove funding for political
of interstate infrastructure
advocacy
+ Cut funding for LSC
Open Government
+
Abolish CPG
+ Prohibit use of compulsory
+ TV in the Senate
union dues in politics
BUILDING A MOVEMENT
+ Inventory Members' interests
+ Publish conservative articles
+
Conduct polls
+ Create pro-freedom spirit
+ Correct media bias
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
Crime and Justice
Education
+ Judicial reform
+ Local control
+ Juvenile justice reform
+ Eliminate funds for curriculum
+ Crime bill
+ American Education Coalition
+ Amend Gun Control Act
+ Tuition tax credit
+ Science education bill
Energy
+ Make guaranteed student loans
based on strict income test
+ Reduce dependence on foreign
+ Loan rates based on gov't
energy
securities rate
+ Promote alternative energy sources
+ Decontrol natural gas
Needy-Poor Policies
+ Streamline nuclear licensing
+ Clinch River Breeder
+ Provide temporary assistance
+ Abolish Synthetic Fuels Corp.
rather than redistribute
wealth
Environment
+ Reprivitization of welfare
+ Focus on needy poor only
+ Restore balance between environ-
+ Restructure entitlements
mental protection and resource
+ Encourage volunteer organizations
development
+ Change assistance to cash
+ Reform environmental laws
payments
+ Waste management
+ Restructure benefit programs
+ Clean air act
+ Housing authorization
+ Clean water bill
+ Retraining tax credits
+ Wetlands protection
+ Train dislocated workers
+ Acid rain
+ Encourage private savings for
retirement
Health
+ Restructure Social Security
+ COS healthcare policy
+ Shared payment of medical costs
+ Base payments for Medicare/Medi-
caid for services only
+ Encourage enrollment in effi-
cient plans
+ NIH authorization
NEWT GINGRICH
SUITE 5, PHOENIX CENTER
1657 PHOENIX BOULEVARD
SIXTH DISTRICT, GEORGIA
COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA 30349
(404) 221-3854
COMMITTEES:
L
POST OFFICE Box 848
PUBLIC WORKS AND
TRANSPORTATION
GRIFFIN FEDERAL BUILDING
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA 30224
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
(404) 228-0389
CARROLL COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WASHINGTON OFFICE:
1005 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BLDG.
Congress of the United States
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
(404) 834-6398
(202) 225-4501
House of Representatives
COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
22 EAST BROAD STREET
October 1, 1983
NEWNAN, GEORGIA 30263
(404) 253-8355
Mr. Morton Blackwell
file
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Morton:
The attached letter from Reverend Jim Tomlin is an
example of how we throw away opportunities to build a
majority. Why would a Republican guided IRS pick a fight
with preachers. If we are going to build a right of center
majority preachers have to be a part of it. Can't ruling
83-3 be reversed? Can't our appointees at IRS and on tax
policy learn which coalition they are supposed to help
build?
I just wanted to share this with you as an example of
how we cripple ourselves.
New Newt Gingrich
Sincerely
NG/jv
Church of Christ
is 7-5-83
HWY. 27 NORTH-P. O. BOX 31
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117
EVANGELIST
JIM TOMLIN
OFFICE 634-2722
SUBJECT
RESIDENCE 832-1795
JUNE 30, 1983
ASSIGNED
JUL 5 1983
Congressman Newt Gingrich
PARAGRAPHS
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
COMMENTS
Dear Congressman Gingrich:
I wish to bring to your attention the fact that the Internal Revenue
Service has published Revenue Ruling 83-3, which significantly reduces the
buying power of ministers of the gospel. As you are aware, I.R.C. Code
Section 107 and Revenue Ruling 62-212 specifically allowed ministers of the
gospel to deduct from their income an amount equal to the cost of their
housing and if they owned their own home they could deduct interest and
taxes payable on that home as allowed by other sections of the Internal
Revenue Code.
At a time in which the Federal Government is relying more and more on
the private sector to provide the social services necessary, I believe it is
incomprehensible that this Revenue Ruling should be allowed to stand. In a
time of economic distress, some people have actually received large increases
in salaries, and some have had their salaries frozen. The IRS Revenue Ruling
83-3 would, in effect, decrease the effective buying power (income) of
ministers of the gospel. I think this is reprehensible.
Please do whatever you can to prevent this ruling from taking effect.
I specifically urge you to prepare legislation that would state that it was
congress' intent that the housing interest and tax deduction for ministers
of the gospel be allowed in addition to the statutory housing allowance.
I look forward to hearing from you and to know that you will be able to
help us in this matter.
Sincerely yours,
Janes TOMLIN, church f. Evangelist of Toukin Christ
and
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GEORGIA ....
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
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WASHINGTON OFFICE:
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Congress of the United States
CARROLL TON, GEORGIA 1011
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
(404) 834-6398
(202) 225-4501
House of Representatives
COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
22 EAST BROAD STREET
NEWNAN. GEORGIA 30263
August 2. 1983
(404) 253-8355
Jim Tomlin
Church of Christ
4wy. 27 North
Carrollton, Georgia 30117
Dear Jim,
Thanks for writing to me about Internal Revenue Ruling
93-3. It's good to hear from you.
Ruling 33-3, 35 you know, keeps the clergy from
excluding the interest and taxes they pay on their homes
from gross income.
T oppose this ruling. That's why I've cosponsored H.R.
1905, introduced by Congressman Stan Parris. This bill
would prevent Puling 33-3 from taking effect.
The Housing allowance tax benefit this ruling takes
away is intended to encourage people to make careers of
modest income jobs. T f Ruling 33-3 is allowed to stand, the
precedent may apply to military people, too.
Thanks again for your thoughts. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Newt New Gingrich
NG/rs
file
SUITE 5. PHOENIX CENTER
NEWT GINGRICH
1657 PHOENIX BOULEVARD
SIXTH DISTRICT, GEORGIA
COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA 30349
(404) 221-3854
COMMITTEES:
POST OFFICE Box 848
PUBLIC WORKS AND
TRANSPORTATION
GRIFFIN FEDERAL BUILDING
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA 30224
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CARROLL COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WASHINGTON OFFICE:
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House of Representatives
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October 28, 1983
(404) 253-8355
Mr. Morton Blackwell
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Morton:
America standsiat a crossroads. The conservative
movement is also: at a crossroads. Neither our nation nor
our movement has a clear vision of its future.
We will take our first steps away from the crossroads
at the Red Fox meeting being held this year on December 5.
We'd like for you to join us.
We know that previous B Red Fox meetings have not been as
useful as we had hoped. This year we've restructured the
meeting and developed a very exciting agenda. We think that
you'll find it very new, positive and dynamic.
It is clear the Reagan Administration has slowed the
momentum of the liberal welfare state. However, it has not
developed a clear proposal for an alternative to that high
tax, high inflation, high deficit, and highly centralized
bureaucracy.
We believe that the country is eager for a positive
alternative to the failed policies of the past - that they
are eager for a prosperous, safe, free America based on a
Conservative Opportunity Society.
The Red Fox meeting will focus on developing and
implementing that alternative. With your help, we can
develop a new, more powerful vision of America's future and
of our role in that future.
Because we're trying something very different at this
year's Red Fox meeting, we'd like to meet with you ahead of
time to put the meeting in context. We'll be contacting you
soon to schedule that meeting.
Newt Plagier
Paul M. Weynil
Ed Fealman
Bel Jannemeyes
Hulp W. Crane
Brwall