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    "ocrText": "Terrorism\nHatfield exit gives Alaska a hot trio\nbill eased\nAll three lawmakers to hold powerful positions\nNORTHERN\nin House\nRy David R. Sands\nCarl Hayden - also an Appropri-\non logging, energy exploration\nEXPOSURE\nTHE/WASHINGTON TIMES\nations Committee chairman -\nand other issues.\nProfiles of the Alaska\nwhen Mr. Stevens arrived in the\nEnvironmental groups also ex-\ncongressional delegation\nrevision\nIn Alaska's congressional trio,\nSenate in 1968.\neverybody sings lead.\npress concern about Mr. Stevens,\nIn the 1970s, Democrat James\nSen. Ted Stevens\nThe announcement over the\nwho enjoys a reputation as an ef-\nO. Eastland ran the Senate Judi-\nfective legislator and a prickly\nParty: Republican\nweekend by Sen. Mark O. Hatfield,\nciary Committee while his Missis-\nOregon Republican, that he will\nguardian of his state's interests.\nFirst elected: Appointed to\nLibertarian fears\nsippi colleague John C. Stennis\nretire next year puts Alaska's Sen.\n\"We have been able to work with\nvacant seat, 1968; elected first\nheaded the Appropriations panel.\nterm, 1970\nTed Stevens, the chamber's third\nSenator Stevens on some issues -\n\"Smaller states tend to maintain\nAge: 72\nguide compromise\nmost senior Republican, in line to\nenergy conservation and defense\ntheir representatives in office so\ntake over as chairman of the Sen-\nbase clean-up to name two,\" said\nOccupation: Lawyer\nthey can benefit from seniority,\"\nGawain Kripke, who tracks appro-\nKey committee assignments:\nate Appropriations Committee.\nsaid Mr. Stevens. \"I think we were\nChairman, Governmental\nWith Alaska's two other repre-\npriations issues for the Friends of\nBy Laurie Kellman\nable to accomplish a lot for our\nAffairs; chairman, Defense\nthe Earth.\nTHE WASHINGTON TIMES\nHenry J. Hyde\nsentatives - Sen. Frank H. Mur-\nstate even in the minority, but I do\nappropriations subcommittee\nkowski and Rep. Don Young, both\n\"But it's clear there are going to\nTerm ends: 1996\nA Republican compromise on\nthink some issues important to\nRepublicans also in positions of\nbe areas where we'll never agree,\"\nthe House's stalled anti-terrorism\nWeaver at his home in Ruby Ridge,\nAlaska might get some more visi-\npower, the Stevens shift assures\nhe said. \"The Alaska delegation\nSen. Frank H. Murkowski\nbill still faces significant obsta-\nbility.\"\nIdaho. More than 80 people were\nthat the huge but sparsely pop-\ntends to think of their state as their\nParty: Republican\ncles, namely a tougher Senate ver-\nkilled in the 1993 Waco raid. The\nA prime example: overwhelm-\nown fiefdom, and we just don't see\nFirst elected: 1980\nulated state will wield unprec-\nsion and an unlikely alliance of\n1992 Ruby Ridge incident ended in\ning House and Senate votes this\nit that way.\"\nAge: 62\nedented clout on Capitol Hill.\ncivil libertarians.\nthe deaths of a federal marshall\nmonth to lift a 22-year ban on ex-\nBut Alaska's surging fortunes\nOccupation: Banker\nTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1995\nThe Washington Times\n\"The numbers just came up\nIn a letter yesterday to House\nand Mr. Weaver's wife and son.\nporting oil from Alaska's North\nright on the one-armed bandit,\"\nare only good news for John Katz,\nKey committee assignments:\nleaders, groups ranging from the\nHouse Republicans have been\nSlope, which President Clinton,\nsaid Mr. Murkowski, who has a\neven though his position as head of\nChairman, Energy and Natural\nAmerican Civil Liberties Union\nwith reservations, signed into law.\nstate and federal relations for the\nResources; member, Finance\nhamstrung between their condem-\ncoveted seat on the Finance Com-\nnation of the government's intru-\nD.C.-based Office of the State of\nTerm ends: 1998\n(ACLU) to the National Rifle Asso-\nmittee and chairs the Senate En-\nciation described their \"profound\nsiveness in those incidents and\nergy and Natural Resources Com-\nAlaska makes him the top man in\nRep. Don Young\nobjections\" to the new House ver-\ntheir desire to give law enforce-\nmittee - vital to his resource-rich\n\"The numbers just\nWashington for Alaska's Demo-\nParty: Republican\nsion because, they said, it threat-\nment more tools to fight domestic\nstate. \"It's a curious process - we\ncratic governor, Tony Knowles.\nFirst elected: 1973\nens civil liberties and would be in-\nterrorists.\njust seemed to be in the right place\ncame up right on the\n\"Alaska's bread-and-butter is-\nAge: 62\neffective.\nThe Senate in June passed its\nat the right time.\"\n\"Did we learn nothing from\nanti-terrorism bill, giving author-\nMr. Young chairs the House Re-\none-armed bandit,\"\nsues involve natural resources,\" he\nOccupation: Schoolteacher,\nsaid. \"To have powerful members\nriverboat captain\nWaco and Ruby Ridge? All Amer-\nities expanded wiretapping and\nsources Committee, meaning that\nsaid Sen. Frank H.\nhere who instinctively understand\nKey committee assignments:\nicans - whether left, right or cen-\nsearch-and-seizure authority.\nAlaskans will be the men to see on\nour state's problems presents op-\nChairman, Resources;\nter - must stand in continued op-\nA similar measure passed by\nsuch crucial issues as logging,\nMurkowski.\nportunities the state has never had\nmember, Transportation and\nposition to this anti-liberty\nthe House Judiciary Committee\nbefore.\"\nInfrastructure\nmining, energy, fishing and envi-\nproposal,\" said Laura Murphy,\nhas been hung up due to staunch\nMr. Katz offered as one prosaic\nTerm ends: 1996\nronmental regulations.\nACLU Washington office director.\nopposition from lawmakers who\n\"They'r going to be the new Or-\nexample federal funding for rural\nSource: Congressional Quarterly\n\"It is hypocritical for public of-\nbelieve it grants law enforcement\nAlaskans had long complained\negon,\" said one House staffer, re-\nsanitation needs, where Mr. Ste-\nThe Washington Times\nficials to decry the Waco and Ruby\nthat they were forced to sell their\ntoo much power.\nferring to the once-powerful tan-\nvens has been able to obtain appro-\nRidge tragedies while at the same\nmost valuable natural resource in\nCommittee chair, then moved to\nLed by Rep. Bob Barr, Georgia\ndem of Mr. Hatfield and Sen. Bob\npriations dollars for Alaska.\ntime to promote the expansion of\nRepublican and former U.S. at-\nglutted domestic markets,\nhead Governmental Affairs when\nPackwood, the former chairman of\nThese benefits derive from a\nlowering their profits.\nChairman William V. Roth Jr. took\nthe power of the federal agencies\ntorney, the bill's opponents have ar-\nthe Senate Finance Committee\nchain of events that began as the\nwhich were responsible for those\ngued that authorities should find a\nAnd with Mr. Young in the lead,\nnew GOP majority took power.\nMr. Packwood's Finance post, and\nwho resigned in a sexual harass-\nvery tragedies,\" said John M. Sny-\nway to fix the problems that\nthe Republican seven-year bal-\nBefore the November 1994 elec-\nnow stands to inherit the Appro-\nment scandal in September.\ncaused those mistakes before in-\nanced-budget plan includes a pro-\npriations Committee, should vot-\nder, public affairs director for the\nBy way of contrast, the two sen-\ntions, Mr. Stevens was hoping for\nvision that would raise $1.2 billion\nthe Commerce Committee\ners return both him and the GOP\nCitizens Committee for the Right\nvestigatory power is expanded.\nators from California, the nation's\nto Keep and Bear Arms.\nCommittee Chairman Henry J.\nby opening a slice of the 19-\nchairmanship, Mr. Murkowski was\nmajority, as expected, in 1996.\nmost populous state, are in the\nThe compromise on the House's\nHyde, Illinois Republican, has\nmillion-acre Arctic National Wild-\nThe retirement of Sen. Malcom\nDemocratic minority, and only one\nlegislative response to the April 19\nlife Refuge in northeast Alaska to\nfourth in seniority among Repub-\nspent months trying to sway the\nlicans on the Energy and Natural\nWallop, Wyoming Republican, and\nCalifornia House GOP member,\nbombing of the Alfred P. Murrah\nopposition.\noil exploration and drilling. Mr.\nOversight Committee Chairman\nResources Committee, and Mr.\nthe decisions by Mr. Hatfield and\nFederal Building in Oklahoma\nLawmakers scotched the lan-\nClinton said that provision alone\nYoung had spent 22 years in the\nSen. Pete V. Domenici, New\nBill Thomas, so much as chairs a\nguarantees his veto.\nMexico Republican, to take other\nCity could bring the bill to a floor\nguage expanding wiretap author-\nfull committee.\nminority in the House, typically at\nThe prospect of more power for\ncommittee chairs opened the way\nvote as soon as next week.\nity and defining terrorism as vir-\nMr. Stevens said it was not un-\nInhibiting Congress' efforts to\nAlaska's representatives has not\nsharp odds with Rep. George\nfor Mr. Murkowski to vault into the\ntually any crime committed with a\nusual for smaller states to enjoy\nMiller, the California Democrat\ncrack down on domestic terrorists\ngun. Also removed is a provision\nbeen welcomed universally. Mr.\nwho preceeded him as chairman\nchairman's seat at Energy and\nmajor power in Congress. He re-\nhave been the botched federal\nallowing use of the military in\nYoung has engaged in a running\ncalled that Arizona boasted the bi-\nof the Resources panel.\nNatural Resources.\nsieges of the Branch Davidians in\nemergencies involving chemical\nbattle with pro-environment Re-\npartisan clout of Republican\nIn the new Congress, Mr. Ste-\nAnd Mr. Young and Mr. Miller\nWaco, Texas, and of Randall\nor biological weapons.\npublicans in the House who worry\nBarry Goldwater and Democrat\nvens was first given the less pow-\nhave switched places, with the\nabout his pro-development stance\nAlaska Republican now control-\nerful Rules and Administration\nling the committee."
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