Archive for March, 2017
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Replacing Obamacare
Posted on March 8, 2017
“We’re very, very united on repeal, not so much on replace, and so I think the real problem is adding replacement to the repeal bill,” Rand Paul told CNN. “I think...
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Dems face choice — Resist or seek deals
Posted on March 6, 2017
(Also published in The Hill) Over the next several months, congressional Democrats have several leverage points where they can score legislative victories on behalf of key constituencies. Or they can...
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The Manchurian Candidate?
Posted on March 6, 2017
(Also published on Political Storm) In 1962, Frank Sinatra and Angela Lansbury starred in a black-and-white thriller, based on a novel written by Richard Condon, called The Manchurian Candidate. The...
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Trump’s Lobbyists: An Ambulatory Bridge Across a Constitutional Gulf
Posted on March 1, 2017
When I worked on Capitol Hill, first for House Republican Leader Bob Michel, then for House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, and then for House Speaker Denny Hastert, I always had...
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