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Lazio: House Republicans
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In many ways, Lazio is a model Republican. He supported eight of the 10 points in the GOP's "Contract with America." He supported a ban on gays in the military, and supported a short-lived proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Like most Republicans, he supports charter schools and vouchers for poor children to attend private schools. He ... voted to repeal the so-called "marriage penalty" tax and voted for two of the four articles of impeachment against President Clinton.
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On the minimum wage, Lazio tried to find legislation both parties could support. Democrats favor increasing the minimum to $6.15 an hour from the current $5.15 over two years. Republicans oppose raising the minimum wage but favor tax cuts for businesses. Lazio offered a compromise to raise the figure to $6.15 over three years and to join it with a $30 billion tax cut for businesses over five years. In March, the House passed a bill similar to Lazio’s. That measure is now pending before the Senate.
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Rep. Lazio helped the House pass H.R.3736. Enacted into law, it increased by nearly 150,000 the number of foreign workers high-tech American companies could hire over the next three years. Although the foreign workers receive temporary visas for up to six years, most historically have found ways to stay permanently in this country. Rep. Lazio voted for more foreign workers even though U.S. high tech workers over the age of 50 were suffering 17% unemployment and U.S. firms were laying off thousands of workers at the time.
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As for Mr. Lazio's upstate problem, his advisers concede that his late entry into the race, as well as his need to raise money in a hurry, prevented him from building strong support in traditionally Republican territory. But in the last month of the race, they say, he will commit massive time and resources to upstate-an endgame strategy used successfully in Alfonse D'Amato's dramatic come-from-behind win over Robert Abrams in 1992, as well as in Senator Charles Schumer's victory over Mr. D'Amato in 1998.
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Lazio ... broke with his party on occasion, as when he voted for the Brady Bill, imposing a 5-day waiting period for gun purchases. He also was one of only 40 Republicans who voted for the Medical and Family Leave Act.
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Some Republicans believe Mr. Lazio has finally begun to do just that in a new 30-second ad that began airing on the weekend of Sept. 29. The ad features two disabled people talking about a Lazio-authored law allowing disabled people to work without losing their government benefits. Republicans say it will serve as a model for future commercials that will bring Mr. Lazio to life as a compassionate and competent legislator.
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