,1,Presented on May 19, 1995
Becky Cain, national president, League of Women Voters
"When you handed your ballot and writing utensil to the friendly registrar at your local polling station last November, were you angry?
According to more than a few political commentators, newspaper and television reporters, and several ousted office holders, the majority of American voters were pretty steamed last November.
Becky Cain feels there are certain basic questions that must be raised in the wake of Election '94: ""Who voted in 1994, and why were they so angry? What influence do citizens actually have on policy decisions made in Congress? What has happened to the relationship of the government to the governed?""
At this week's program, Cain will share her answers to these questions, and will examine the ""voters' view of the first hundred days of the 104th congressional session,"" the ""frenzied"" pace of legislative activity, and the ""deliberative process in this Congress.""
Please join us, for what promises to be a thought-provoking tour of Election '94, and an eye-opening examination of the political atmosphere that has resulted from the angst of the American voter. This program is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oregon, as part of the League's national conference in Portland this week."