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Dear Friends, September has arrived, and with it a whirlwind of activity on Capitol Hill. Both chambers are back in session, facing a dwindling number of legislative days to clear a multitude of spending hurdles and avoid a shutdown at the end of the month. The most likely outcome appears
Josh, Mark, and Katina discuss status of appropriations, some intelligence related matters and impeachment.
Senior Fellow Mark Harkins weighs in on the midterm elections and the apparent shift to more progressive economic policies by Democrats. Here is the full story.
The federal budget process, laid out in the 1974 Budget Act, is a complex, multi-stage process with many opportunities for partisanship and intra-party divisions to derail it. And derailed it has been, with workarounds like omnibus appropriations and Continuing Resolutions (CRs) becoming the new normal. The myriad challenges in the
Special Guest Matt Fuller joins Matt, Mark, and Josh to talk about the future congressional leaders, the House Chaplain controversy, and reading lips from the House gallery. http://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Episode-13-two-beers-in.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS | More
The federal budget process is broken. There are few things that political actors across the spectrum agree on; the deep dysfunctionality of congressional budgeting is one. This topic has received considerable attention in recent years, most recently via a joint select committee created to seek reforms. The need for such
Friends: Welcome to our May newsletter. This month, Senior Fellow Laura Blessing has a great piece for you on the tough issues facing the Joint Select Committee on Budget Process Reform. Before we get to that, I just wanted to highlight some of the excellent classes we have coming up
Special Guest James Wallner joins Matt, Mark, and Josh to talk about his vision of politics and the problems of the contemporary Congress http://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Episode-12-Two-Beers-In.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS | More
GAI Senior Fellow Mark Harkins was interviewed recently by Politico and the Globe and Mail for stories on the Facebook congressional hearings. The Politico story is here and The Globe and Mail here.
March 2018 marked a curious milestone for national security that may portend some unexpected clashes ahead for President Trump and congressional overseers. New personnel selections have dredged up divisive political memories; while the choice of Mr. Bolton (for National Security Advisor) may draw more commentary, Gina Haspel (for CIA Director)
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