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| − | '''Jack Kemp''' (b. 1935) was a congressman from the [[Buffalo]] area who led the movement for tax cuts in the 1980s. His legislation, entitled the "Kemp-Roth" tax cuts, embodied the insight of [[supply-side economics]] that cutting taxes could both help the economy and increase government revenue. A former star football player in the fledgling [[American Football League]], Kemp ran unsuccessfully for president in 1988 and was the unsuccessful [[Republican]] nominee for the presidency in 1996. He also served for four years as the [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] ([[HUD]]) under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. | + | '''Jack Kemp''' (b. 1935) was a congressman from the [[Buffalo]] area who led the movement for tax cuts in the 1980s. His legislation, entitled the "Kemp-Roth" tax cuts, embodied the insight of [[supply-side economics]] that cutting taxes could both help the economy and increase government revenue. A former star football player in the fledgling [[American Football League]], Kemp ran unsuccessfully for president in 1988 and was the unsuccessful [[Republican]] nominee for the vice-presidency in 1996. He also served for four years as the [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] ([[HUD]]) under President [[George H.W. Bush]]. |
Solidly [[conservative]] as a [[congressman]] and candidate for higher office, Kemp continued to help [[conservative]] candidates and causes. But in March 2006 he co-chaired a project with [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] [[John Edwards]] for the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] on the topic of [[Russia]]'s future and what the [[United States]] "can and should do."<ref>http://www.cfr.org/publication/9997/</ref> | Solidly [[conservative]] as a [[congressman]] and candidate for higher office, Kemp continued to help [[conservative]] candidates and causes. But in March 2006 he co-chaired a project with [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] [[John Edwards]] for the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] on the topic of [[Russia]]'s future and what the [[United States]] "can and should do."<ref>http://www.cfr.org/publication/9997/</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:39, October 4, 2008
Jack Kemp (b. 1935) was a congressman from the Buffalo area who led the movement for tax cuts in the 1980s. His legislation, entitled the "Kemp-Roth" tax cuts, embodied the insight of supply-side economics that cutting taxes could both help the economy and increase government revenue. A former star football player in the fledgling American Football League, Kemp ran unsuccessfully for president in 1988 and was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the vice-presidency in 1996. He also served for four years as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under President George H.W. Bush.
Solidly conservative as a congressman and candidate for higher office, Kemp continued to help conservative candidates and causes. But in March 2006 he co-chaired a project with liberal Democrat John Edwards for the Council on Foreign Relations on the topic of Russia's future and what the United States "can and should do."[1]