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Dear Friends: To all of those who were furloughed, working without pay, covering extra duties or otherwise affected by the shutdown, I hope your routine has returned to normal and your inboxes have been triaged. In this newsletter, Senior Fellow Matt Glassman lays out several reasons why we probably don’t
The FY2019 appropriations process in Congress—which will provide funding for the federal government from October 1, 2018, until September 30, 2019—is once again approaching a deadline. After managing to pass five of the twelve annual appropriations bills in two “mini-bus” packages in late September, Congress passed two continuing resolutions (the
GAI Senior Fellow Mark Harkins’ take on the recent State of the Union spat between Speaker Pelosi and the President and its effect on the shutdown. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has the full article here .
Mark, Matt, Laura are joined by special guest Molly Reynolds of the Brookings Institution to discuss the shutdown, budget politics in the 116th Congress, and learning curves in Congress. http://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Episode-26-Two-Beers-In.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS | More
After a moment of pomp and circumstance to accompany the swearing-in of the new Congress, the 116th Congress quickly pivoted to the less glamorous work of legislating. The most immediate concern for Democrats, who now control the House of Representatives, is to end a partial government shutdown that has dragged
In the latest episode of our podcast, GAI Senior Fellows Laura, Mark, and Josh discuss the shutdown, Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s second turn with the Speaker’s gavel, and the 116th Congress.
Matt, Laura, Josh, and special guest Matt Green discuss leadership elections, factionalism in congressional parties, and prospects for the 116th Congress.
Finally! Nearly fourteen months after a cascade of #MeToo revelations led to fresh scrutiny of Congress’s opaque and antiquated process for handling sexual harassment complaints, significant reforms to the system are poised to become law. Under the 1995 Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), which applied civil rights, labor and workplace safety
Senior Fellow Mark Harkins tries to make sense of the Trump, Pelosi, and Schumer meeting. You can read the entire CBC News article here.
Matt, Laura, Josh, and special guest Sarah Binder discuss expectations for the 116th Congress, the Speakership race, freshmen members of the House, and Sarah’s recent book, The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve.
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