<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>1996 - United States House of Representatives Offices and Issue Campaigns - Mahaffey Mike - "Mahaffey-IA3"</dc:title><dc:date>1996-01-01</dc:date><dc:creator>Mahaffey, Mike</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/P-1484-73116</dc:identifier><dc:description>In the 1996 campaign ad, Republican Mike Mahaffey debates opponent Leonard Boswell on fiscal responsibilities. The ad strategically highlights contrasts between their views on budget and tax matters including support for a Balanced Budget Amendment. It emphasizes Mahaffey's commitment to fiscal responsibility and term limits, framing him as a principled choice for Iowa voters.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>