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MEETING WITH HOWARD BAKER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1987
2:00 p.m. S-230

AGENDA

(checked) 1. Final $40m for contras
o Request expected 7-10 days
o Murkowski very concerned timing is wrong - likely to be defeated

(checked) 2. Highway Bill
Nothing settled at this mornings conference. Scheduled to meet again at 1:00 p.m. House reviewing Senate offer. 
o Hang tough on 2 key issues: (handwritten) Baker res - we ought to hang tough i s bill (end handwritten)
- mass transit
- house demonstration projects
(checked) o Need to follow up with Stafford, Chafee, Burdick to insure their support
(checked) o Veto only if we can assure votes to sustain

(checked) 3. FBI Director
o Candidates (handwritten) -Strom -Nickels / have rec'ed (end handwritten)
o Dennis Deconcini, Governor is Republican
o others?

(checked) 4. Budget
o Need to meet with House/Senate/White House to establish Republican strategy
o No summit until Democrats offer budget
o Continuing focus on $108 target

(checked) 5. Coordination of Contacts with Senate
o How does Baker want to organize our contacts with him?
o Senators being encouraged not to contact him immediately on everything.

(handwritten) Baker: suggest lunch res : leadership
7:30 speech (illegible)
March 25/ Baker in Fla. (end handwritten)


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MEETING WITH HOWARD BAKER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1987
2:00 p.m. S-230

AGENDA

1. Final $40m for contras
o Request expected 7-10 days
o Murkowski very concerned timing is wrong - likely to be defeated

2. Highway Bill
Nothing settled at this mornings conference. Scheduled to meet again at 1:00 p.m. House reviewing Senate offer. 
o Hang tough on 2 key issues:
- mass transit
- house demonstration projects
o Need to follow up with Stafford, Chafee, Burdick to insure their support
o Veto only if we can assure votes to sustain

3. FBI Director
o Candidates
o Dennis Deconcini, Governor is Republican
o others?

4. Budget
o Need to meet with House/Senate/White House to establish Republican strategy
o No summit until Democrats offer budget
o Continuing focus on $108 target

5. Coordination of Contacts with Senate
o How does Baker want to organize our contacts with him?
o Senators being encouraged not to contact him immediately on everything.