Archive for the ‘Congress’ Category
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What if Congress Accomplishes Nothing?
Posted on July 19, 2017
With the failure of Obamacare repeal and replace, it is now evident that Democratic obstructionism and Republican infighting make any legislative accomplishments difficult to imagine. There is a working theory...
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Twisting Arms and Other Legislative Terms of Art
Posted on March 15, 2017
As the Republicans work to pass a budget, Obamacare replacement, and corporate tax reform in the next several months, here are some useful insider terms that might be bandied about...
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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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Trump’s Address to Congress
Posted on February 27, 2017
(Also published on Political Storm) Technically, when Donald Trump addresses a Joint Session of Congress later this week, it won’t be a State of the Union. Presidents don’t give those...
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Michel and Milo
Posted on February 23, 2017
The same week that former House Republican Leader Bob Michel died, Milo Yiannopoulos got himself disinvited from the CPAC, the pre-eminent gathering of conservative thought leaders in the country. I...
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