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Congressional midterm elections were held in the USA in November 1994. As a result, the Republican Party took control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in January 1995. When control of either Congress or the Presidency passes from Democrats to Republicans (or vice versa), the inevitable result is that, regardless of the merits, whatever was being done previously is discounted and “change” is required. Rep. Newt Gingrich was elected Speaker of the House. He announced a new policy to be called “the Contract with America.” In practice, this meant “cut federal spending.” The Contract with America called for cutting the fusion program by about 50 % [78].
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Dean, S.O. (2013). Financial Tsunami: 1995–1999. In: Search for the Ultimate Energy Source. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6037-4_8
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