May 22: The House passes the Americans with Disabilities Act with a unanimous voice vote. Oct. 16: The House passes an Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which raises taxes. A month later, President ...
From 1975: Tom Foley, the area’s U.S. House Representative, planned to return to work after he suffered dizzy spells and checked himself into Bethesda Naval Hospital earlier in the week. “He’s ...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Tom Foley was born in 1929, the year of the great stock market crash, and grew up in Spokane during World War II. These experiences shaped his viewpoint during a long political ...
Two days before the polls open, unaffiliated candidate for governor Joe Visconti has suspended his campaign and endorsed Republican candidate Tom Foley in a ceremonious display of party unity. NBC ...