A Big Stick Approach: House Votes to Shut Off Contra Aid

U.S. policy in Central America becomes tougher—and harder to sell

Democrats whooped, whistled, clapped and stamped their feet in glee as the totals went up on the House of Representatives electronic Scoreboard. "We got everything we wanted," crowed Norman Mineta of California after a long evening of whipping his Democratic colleagues into line. "This sends a clear message to the President that his policies are misguided." Republicans who supported the Administration were raging and bitter. "There will be great rejoicing in Managua and Havana tomorrow," stormed Bill Young of Florida. A G.O.P. House leader decried...

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