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A Closer Look at a Trump-Schumer Deal to Eliminate the Debt Ceiling
Source: Bloomberg.com, https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/the-debt-ceiling By Rob Oldham President Trump made waves in Washington when he agreed to a deal with congressional Democrats that provides relief from the damage caused by Hurricane… Read More
AEI Event: The Senate Filibuster: Tool of Mass Obstruction or Key to Deliberation?
Cots in the U.S. Senate, 1960. Source: Senate.gov Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm AEI, Auditorium1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 The Senate filibuster… Read More
Should Members of Congress Get DC Housing Stipends?
Benjamin Freed writes in the Washingtonian: “Both the United Kingdom and France give members of their parliaments allowances for capital-area housing. British MPs, who earn base annual… Read More
Event: Launch of the Center for Effective Lawmaking
The Launch of the Center for Effective LawmakingAgenda WHEN: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 8:00 AM – 9:00 AMWHERE: 2043-2044 Rayburn Banquet Room, 45 Independence Ave SW,… Read More
BPC Event: Evidence-Based Policymaking: Next Steps
The final report is available at https://www.cep.gov/content/dam/cep/report/cep-final-report.pdf . Wednesday, September 20, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington,… Read More
ICYMI: Why Congress Must Not Let the Debt Limit Crisis Go to Waste
Brookings Institution’s Stuart Butler writes: “‘Must pass’ legislation to increase the debt limit has long been used as the vehicle to pass other urgent or controversial bills, including changes in… Read More
From Staff Cuts to Lagging Technology, Congress Has a Capacity Problem
Casey Burgat writes at Brookings Institution’s FixGov Blog: “Congress has convened for one of the busier sessions it has faced in decades. But can it do its job? “A… Read More
Why We Do Not Need a More Powerful Presidency
Casey Burgat and Kevin Kosar write in Washington Monthly: “Once upon a time, we had a legislative branch that could help govern. The House and Senate had long-serving leaders… Read More
ICYMI: The Course of the Confirmation Process Isn’t Supposed to Run Smoothly
James Wallner writes at the Library of Law & Liberty: “To the extent that obstruction and delay make it harder for a majority party to operate in the manner… it… Read More
Republicans’ Inability to Do Routine Things Is Scuttling Their Big Plans
Source: Gallup . By Joshua C. Huder The 2016 election was a near universal shock. President Trump beat (nearly) all prognosticators. House Republicans only lost 6 seats, retaining their 4th… Read More