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Political System SAFE proposed four relatively modest goals for the closing weeks of the 115th Congress; guess how many of them will be achieved this year. Read More...Tags: unified Republican government, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump, repeal and replace GovCare, Sen. John McCain, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, debt limit, Sen. David Perdue, farm bill, governmment shutdown, border wall funding, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, NAFTA, USMCA, Sen. Pat Toomey, Thomas Donohue, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Rep. Trey Gowdy
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Political SystemThe filibuster will handicap Republicans in coming battles, without necessarily promoting better outcomes. Read More...Tags: Neil Gorsuch, legislative filibuster, Sen. Mitch McConnell , Sen. Chuck Schumer, GovCare, reconciliation process, American Health Care Act, community rating, high risk pools, single payer system, continuing resolution, governmment shutdown, build a wall, tax reform, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, first 100 days, House tax plan, border adjustment, carbon tax, JFK , Infrastucture spending, lower payroll taxes