Source: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/ Charles S. Cook writes at Government Executive: “The White House is no longer rigidly defending a Justice Department opinion that the Trump administration was using to instruct agencies… Read More
Source: https://www.lankford.senate.gov/ Sen. James Lankford, R-OK, writes in the Wall Street Journal: “James Madison explained that the Constitution’s authors considered the Senate to be the great “anchor” of the government. Read More
Former Reps. Cliff Stearns, R-FL, and Martin Frost, D-TX, write in The Hill: “The average rank-and-file member, which means the vast majority of senators and representatives, no longer… Read More
Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, delivered this speech on July 25, 2017. ““I’ve known and admired men and women in the Senate who played much more than a… Read More
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wi, writes in the Washington Post: “As of July 22, the Senate has confirmed only 50 of President Trump’s 229 executive nominations. Put another way,… Read More
The July 17, 2017 meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group examined the use of data and analyses in policy-making. Questions considered included: “What are the challenges Congress faces… Read More
The typical congressional schedule finds members in legislative session beginning Tuesday morning and returning to their districts or states Thursday evening for constituent-related work. Members also have district work… Read More
Donald Wolfensberger writes at The Hill: “If you can’t pull a rabbit out of your own hat, use someone else’s. On July 19, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and… Read More
James Wallner writes at the Examiner: “Changing a reconciliation bill in the Senate is harder than you think. And the reason why has nothing to do with healthcare… Read More
Molly Reynolds writes at the FixGov blog: “With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) planning to try to begin debate on the Republican health care bill Tuesday, lots… Read More
