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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Partisan Mindset By Marian Currinder James Taranto, “Moderate voters, polarized parties,” Wall Street Journal: “Those old enough to remember the decades before the ’90s, then, may tend to see permanent majorities… Read More
Whither the class of 2018?
Source: Wikipedia Breaking Wave By Richard M. Skinner Few patterns are more reliable in American politics than the president’s party losing seats in the House of Representatives at the… Read More
Why enacting H.R. 4010, the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017, is a big mistake
Source: Issa.house.gov By Morton Rosenberg Summary The House of Representatives’ recent passage of the Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4010), whatever its intention, effectively signals… Read More
Committee Sheet: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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No, gerrymandering is not THE cause for non-competitive congressional elections and legislative polarization
The original gerrymander. 1812. By Charlie Hunt Perhaps the most hotly-debated case the Supreme Court has taken up in the past year is Gill v. Whitford, which will consider… Read More
ICYMI: Congress Indispensable
Philip Wallach writes in National Affairs: “Congress is a mess. It seems incapable of passing major legislation; it is divided by bitter animosities, held in almost universal contempt,… Read More
Committee Sheet: House Judiciary Committee
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