02/04/19
Let's hope the president's SOTU address will inspire Congress to resolve the battle over border "wall" funding. None of the default options are appealing. Read More...Tags: border wall, security barriers, President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, continuing resolutions, Illegal immigrants, Shutdown pause, conference committee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Normandy fence, Rep. James Clyburn, State of the Union address, National Emergencies Act of 1976, Resolution of disapproval, institutional decline of Congress
11/26/18
Bipartisan reform of the "broken" congressional budget system sounded like a nice idea, but the JSC proposals wouldn't deliver any real benefits. Better to leave things as they are. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Joint Select Committe on Deficit Reduction, Tom Schatz, Michael Tanner, Mick Mulvaney, House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner, Amakudari, Rep. Steve Womack, groupthink, Steven Covey, David Obey, Budget Contol Act, Congressional Budget Office, continuing resolutions, biennial budgeting, spending caps, appropriation committees, Senate filibuster rule, reconciliation process, debt limit