Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
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Congress Grapples With Globalization
Posted on May 13, 2015
Democrats rejected President Obama’s top domestic initiative yesterday on a procedural vote, and it’s not quite clear when it will be coming back to the Senate floor. Maybe it will. Maybe...
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Jim Wright: Leaving a Mark
Posted on May 7, 2015
Jim Wright left a mark. I came to Washington to work for House Republican Leader Bob Michel in September of 1989, about four months after the Texas Democrat stepped down...
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As Budget Passes, Reid Departs
Posted on March 27, 2015
Perhaps it was the voter-rama that did it? Was it just a coincidence that shortly after the Senate completed work on its budget for the year that Senator Harry Reid...
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SGR Down. Corporate Tax Reform Next?
Posted on March 26, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) If Congress can solve a problem like Medicare’s “doc fix,” lawmakers should be able to address a corporate tax rate that...
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Don’t Look Now
Posted on March 26, 2015
Renee Elmers had the quote of the day. She said, during a debate earlier today, “Don’t look now, but we’re governing.” It’s not clear how much this week will matter...
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