What lights does Congress steer by? By & large, the Senate's foreign-policy course had been set by the stars of mature statesmanship. Despite a few erratic zigzags, the House had followed the Senate's lead. Then last week a majority of House members suddenly abandoned the charts and seemed to head for the rocks.
In the face of previous commitments by both chambers of Congress, the House lopped off more than $2 billion from funds already authorized for ECA and other foreign aid. The cuts were made by New York's John Taber, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, a man always vigilant...
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