The Nation - News from March 19, 1985

House Democratic leaders attacked President Reagan for lending his name to a Republican “all-out assault on House Democrats,” contending he could jeopardize his efforts to build bipartisan support for a number of sensitive issues. “Your letter and this entire negative campaign could destroy efforts to build bipartisan legislative bridges by members of both parties,” top Democratic leaders, including Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill Jr. of Massachusetts and Majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas, told Reagan in a letter. The Democrats’ complaint concerned a recent fund-raising letter soliciting contributions for GOP candidates.