Changes in Social Security Urged

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | November 7, 1986 | Staff

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Conservative Rep. Newt Gingrich, tackling an issue that has proved politically explosive for Republicans, intends to propose next week a radical reform of Social Security in which government checks would gradually give way to private retirement accounts for most retirees.

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These are not article links, they are actual newspaper archives. I don't think Newt did very well tonight , and I am worried, so maybe we need to pick up the slack for him a little.

The Robesonian

Nov 9, 1980, Gingrich speaks about Reagan's election saying that Reagan should make it into a bellwether of conservative change, not "nibbling" at Democratic programs, but taking out "big chunks." http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ixVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pz0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2353%2C1207695

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Newt reveals proposals in 1986 to reform Social Security, including transitioning to Individual Retirement Accounts. The article describes him as trying to continue the fight on conservative ideas as Reagan was nearing the end of his term. "We cannot expect President Reagan to solve all of our problems in his last two years in office." http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UNM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=4m0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3174%2C2092123

LewistonDaily Sun

1984, Gingrich, who is called "a leading GOP conservative supporter of Reagan on defense issues", nonetheless complains about Reagan's plans to ignore budget ceilings because it threatened an orderly budgeting process where Republicans could win concessions on domestic spending cuts . http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hwQgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=amQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2605%2C515405

Anchorage Daily News

1986, Gingrich advocating contra like surrogate wars to drain the Soviet Union of resources. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lh0fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zKYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3005%2C7642726

The Vindicator

1985, an article talking about a report commissioned calling for additional military buildup and funding for Star Wars. Gingrich, who is called "one of the most active and vocal new right conservatives in Congress" was on the committee that commissioned the report. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vLg_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IlcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1131%2C3202210

Rome News-Tribune

1984, Gingrich accusing Dole of "undermining and weakening Reagan" by encouraging Reagan to increase taxes and not supporting an anti-tax plank in the platform. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CBYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5TQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2366%2C4626418

The Albany Herald

‎1984, Gingrich comes to the defense of Reagan against the Mondale campaign blaming him for the deficit. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TC9DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T60MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3298%2C1419051

The Albany Herald

Newt, cited as the spokesperson of the Conservative Opportunity Society, talks about his love of Reagan and criticizes pre-Reagan Republicans who he calls "bookkeepers" http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ui9DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T60MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1204%2C2459468

The Age

In 1982, Gingrich and Kemp, labeled "party purists", take a stance against Reagan's tax increases, considering it a betrayal of his principles. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0iRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n5QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4026%2C667245

The Tuscaloosa News

The Conservative Opportunity Society, under Newt, starts a convention fight in 1984 to force an anti-tax stance into the Republican Party platform. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TDUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4903%2C6227460

The Boca Raton News

Newt forms the Conservative Opportunity Society in 1983, talking about how Republicans have been taught to be "good little cogs" and how they can break free of that role and take control of the House. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PVhUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=po0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4575%2C101024

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Prescient....