Copyright © 1998 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rae Nicol C., 1960- Conservative reformers : the Republican Freshmen and the lessons of the 104th Congress / by Nicol C. Rae p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-0128-1 (alk. paper). -- ISBN 0-7656-0129-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Republican Party ( U.S. : 1854- ) 2. United States. Congress-- Elections, 1994. 3. United States--Politics and government--1993- 4. Conservatism--United States. I. Title. JK2356.R23 1998 324.2734'09'049--DC21 98-13252 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. ∞ + ⃝ BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 BM (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |