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Congressman Bill Archer was born in Houston and attended Rice from 1945-'46. However, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. As Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Archer represents the 7th Congressional District of Texas. Archer is known nationally as a tough fiscal conservative and is popular among his constituents as a responsive and articulate public servant. Archer has modeled his leadership after the late Wilbur Mills, restoring the Ways and Means Committee's tradition of bipartisan lawmaking and frugal internal budget keeping. Archer was a key player during Congress' efforts to get the 1997 balanced budget with tax relief signed into law. T (Bill Archer)he 1997 budget, which is scheduled to balance by 2002, is the first balanced federal budget since 1969. Archer also helped extend the life of Medicare for another 10 years and, during the 104th Congress, steered welfare and health care reform into law. Archer is a strong proponent of campaign finance reform. This Congressional session, he introduced a bill to eliminate all Political Action Committees (PACs) and require 80 percent of a candidate's money be raised within their home state. Bill Archer has served in the 7th District since 1971, when he won the seat previously held by former President George Bush, who remains one of Archer's constituents.
This item appeared in the Features section of the October 10, 1997 issue. |
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