Blog Posts (page 96)

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

Young people yearn to enact change and make their mark upon the world. Many of them, however, no longer see government as a viable arena in which to do so,… 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

There’s a lot of alk about the broken processes in the House and Senate, particularly around the healt are bill. Extraordinary secrecy has been employed to push the AHCA through… 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