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Advisory Newsletter
March 1997
Mel's Comments: Bipartisan - Yes; Easy -- No
Unlike the 104th Congress, which will long be remembered for its divisive, partisan confrontations (remember
the "Contract With America," budget summits, government shutdowns?), the 105th Congress is projected
to be a kinder, gentler Congress characterized by bipartisan cooperation. Be assured, however, that the
agenda will include a number of contentious, difficult issues on which "reasonable minds" can and will differ.
The two areas most likely to take center stage are the budget and education.
While Republicans and Democrats have agreed to balance the budget by 2002, a bipartisan objective which
sounds simple, the road to get there is filled with detours, pain and philosophical landmines. The major
detour -- supported interestingly enough by both the President and Republicans in differing amounts - is tax
cuts. The President's budget proposes to give $98 billion in tax cuts and estimates of the cost of tax cuts
Republicans are proposing range from $120 to $260 billion. While all of us would like tax cuts, some of us
(myself included) think its folly to increase the deficit by cutting taxes as part of a budget balancing plan.
We believe that's similar to starting a diet by gaining weight. You might get to a balanced budget with tax
cuts, but each tax cut is a weight-gaining detour.
There also remains a whole range of painful decisions to be made about what parts of the budget to cut to
achieve a balanced budget by 2002. The choices will get more and more painful and the philosophical
differences more and more pronounced. Most of what remains in the budget is for valuable programs and
those with powerful constituencies.
There seems to be a growing bipartisan consensus that we need to do more and better in education. This
is a major change from just two years ago when many were openiy advocating that the U.S. Department of
Education be abolished. While the public and political mood have changed, the cost of better education and
the availability of money to pay for it have not. Major fights still remain, therefore, about how to improve
education and how to pay for it.
No doubt this term of Congress will be more genteel. But agreement will not come easy. Your input,
therefore, will continue to be important to me.
Object Description
| Title | Press releases and memoranda |
| Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
| Subseries | Subseries 4, Committees |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1996-1997 |
| Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
| Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
| Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
| Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
| Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
| Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
| Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
| Box Number | 8 |
| Folder Number | 21 |
| Language | eng |
| Object Type | Text |
| Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
| Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
| Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
| Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
| Identifier | naacp-ms508-0208021 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-04-26 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0208021-045 |
| OCR Transcript | Advisory Newsletter March 1997 Mel's Comments: Bipartisan - Yes; Easy -- No Unlike the 104th Congress, which will long be remembered for its divisive, partisan confrontations (remember the "Contract With America," budget summits, government shutdowns?), the 105th Congress is projected to be a kinder, gentler Congress characterized by bipartisan cooperation. Be assured, however, that the agenda will include a number of contentious, difficult issues on which "reasonable minds" can and will differ. The two areas most likely to take center stage are the budget and education. While Republicans and Democrats have agreed to balance the budget by 2002, a bipartisan objective which sounds simple, the road to get there is filled with detours, pain and philosophical landmines. The major detour -- supported interestingly enough by both the President and Republicans in differing amounts - is tax cuts. The President's budget proposes to give $98 billion in tax cuts and estimates of the cost of tax cuts Republicans are proposing range from $120 to $260 billion. While all of us would like tax cuts, some of us (myself included) think its folly to increase the deficit by cutting taxes as part of a budget balancing plan. We believe that's similar to starting a diet by gaining weight. You might get to a balanced budget with tax cuts, but each tax cut is a weight-gaining detour. There also remains a whole range of painful decisions to be made about what parts of the budget to cut to achieve a balanced budget by 2002. The choices will get more and more painful and the philosophical differences more and more pronounced. Most of what remains in the budget is for valuable programs and those with powerful constituencies. There seems to be a growing bipartisan consensus that we need to do more and better in education. This is a major change from just two years ago when many were openiy advocating that the U.S. Department of Education be abolished. While the public and political mood have changed, the cost of better education and the availability of money to pay for it have not. Major fights still remain, therefore, about how to improve education and how to pay for it. No doubt this term of Congress will be more genteel. But agreement will not come easy. Your input, therefore, will continue to be important to me. |
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