08/28/17 Filed in:
SpendingThere is no bipartisan consensus to solve the fiscal problem so the majority party should lead the way. Read More...Tags: political posturing, debt limit, Treasury Department, Treaasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Republcan Study Committee, Rep. Mark Walker, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, appropriation bills, continuing resolution, MASA Act, Rep. Diane Black, filibuster rule, border wall funding, Sen. John Cornyn, DACA Program, President Donald Trump, Phoenix rally, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, immigration reform
07/17/17 Filed in:
Political SystemWhy is a special counsel investigating alleged GOP collusion with the Russians in the 2016 elections? Read More...Tags: Wilkileaks, Russian hackers, Clinton campaign, Trump campaign, FBI investigation, FBI Director James Comey, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel appointment, banker Jamie Dimon, no free lunch principle, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen Ted Cruz, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. John McCain, Mark Short, Donald Trump Jr.
The president and his party have contributed importantly to the failure of Congress to address important issues in a timely manner. Read More...Tags: continuing resolution, Zika virus, Obamacare bailout, defense funding bill, lame duck session, omnibus spending bill, Export-Import Bank, Sen. Richard Shelby, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Flint Michigan water, Louisiana flooding, Internet giveaway, Rep. Mark Meadows, Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Barbara Mikulski, JASTA, 9/11/attack, nuclear instability, President Obama's vetoes, veto override
10/19/15 Filed in:
Political SystemInstead of forcing a budget showdown, conservatives might consider engaging in a series of skirmishes. Read More...Tags: reader feedback, House leadership transition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, filibuster, Planned Parenthood , fetal body parts, Export-Import Bank, discharge petition, Americans for Prosperity, Tresury Secretary Jacob Lew, House Speaker John Boehner, defense policy bill, trade promotion authority, TransPacific Partnership, Keystone pipeline, oil export ban
If there’s going to be a shutdown, it shouldn’t be about Planned Parenthood. Read More...Tags: appropriation bills, filibuster, budget showdown, continuing resolution, Planned Parenthood funding, Speaker John Boehner, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Marco Rubio, Export-Import Bank, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell