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Progressive Republican [James B. Pearson] Was a Kansas Senator
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| Contributor | Stephen Yellin |
| Last Edited | Stephen Yellin Mar 01, 2013 09:38am |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Author | Joe Holley |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Monday, January 19, 2009 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | James B. Pearson, 88, a progressive Republican who represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate for almost 17 years, died Jan. 13 at his home in Gloucester, Mass. A cause of death wasn't immediately available, although Sen. Pearson had been on kidney dialysis for the past four years, said his wife, Margaret Pearson.
Sen. Pearson championed deregulating natural gas, expanding international trade and reforming campaign finance, among other issues that often found him voting with his Democratic colleagues. With then-Sen. Walter F. Mondale (D-Minn.), he sponsored legislation that reduced the number of votes required to end a filibuster from 67 to 60. He also broke with the Nixon administration on efforts to end the Vietnam War. His closest Senate colleagues were Republicans Sens. Charles "Mac" Mathias (Md.) and Edward Brooke (Mass.) and Democrat John Culver (Iowa). |
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