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GAI Senior Fellow Charles Cushman joined a panel of international experts on the Voice of Russia radio program to talk about the escalating violence in Syria, and the options for US involvement. Dr. Cushman opened the program by laying out one of the major differences between 2003 and 2013: “No,
Discretionary spending has declined sharply, from a peak of $1.347 billion in FY11, to approximately $986 billion this year. The FY14 House Republican Budget Resolution seeks to further cut discretionary spending, to $967 billion, with the bulk of the cuts targeted at non-defense agencies, in the cases of some departments
During a Communicating and Working with Congress seminar Ken Gold and I were teaching last week, I brought to the attention of the class the prospect that congressional staff may seem a little more ornery than normal due to the fact that they may be losing their government health insurance.
The question for defense spending is not whether it’s going to decrease over the next five years; rather it’s how far and how fast. The good news for defense is that it’s unlikely to shrink as much as it did following the end of the Korean War (down 43%), the
Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker yesterday tweeted snippets he overheard from an unnamed congressman making fundraising calls from a public space. The tweets provide a small look into the grueling demands that are a reality for many first-term members of Congress, as well as members in vulnerable seats. As
London weather is notoriously cloudy, and when it’s not actually raining it’s likely to be misting, and nearly always dark and dreary. Sunny days are rare, especially in the winter. My favorite weather forecast is “cloudy with patches of bright”, which might be too optimistic an outlook for discretionary spending
Earlier this year a good faith, bipartisan deal was made in the Senate to put minor limits on the use of the filibuster on legislation. But this effort apparently did not tamp down the intense partisanship. In response, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is laying the rhetorical groundwork for much
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