On the Hill
October-Citing the continued ethics controversy surrounding
his campaign, Senator Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) announced
Oct. 1 that he would no longer seek reelection in the Nov.
5 election. At press time, it appears former Sen. Frank Lautenberg
(D) will replace Sen. Torricelli on the ballot. Sen. Torricelli
is a member of the Senate Finance Committee.
Representative Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii) passed away on Sept.
28. Rep. Mink was the ranking member of the House Education
and Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness
and a co-sponsor of the "FED Up" initiative that
was designed to identify unnecessary or overly burdensome
regulations within the federal financial aid programs. A special
election has been scheduled for Nov. 30 to elect a candidate
to serve out the remainder of Rep. Mink's term in the 107th
Congress. Should Rep. Mink win the Nov. 5 election for the
108th Congress, another special election would be held in
January.
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