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Dear Friends: It’s a busy time for Capitol Hill watchers. After a two-week April recess that didn’t feel like much of a break given the long-awaited release of (most of) the Mueller Report, the House and Senate have returned for a packed few weeks in session. Tensions continue to escalate
Early last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies released its draft FY2020 bill, and subsequently approved it in a markup held on Wednesday. In some respects, this was all very normal; the MilCon bill (as it is widely known) is often one of
Special guest Jennifer Victor joins Matt, Mark, Josh, and Laura to talk about impeachment politics in Congress, congressional caucuses, and presidential candidate fundraising. Jennifer is associate professor of poltical science at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. She tweets at @jennifernvictor.
Senior Fellow Josh Huder’s recent contribution to a Washington Post article on Trump‘s high profile and risky use of formal authorities as a sign of weakness. You can find the entire article here .
Senior Fellow Mark Harkins discusses friction between Congress and the President in USA Today. You can read the entire article here.
Dear Friends: Happy spring! While cherry blossoms steal the show outdoors, a buzz of activity continues inside the Capitol complex. A slew of committees are holding hearings on the FY2020 budget, with Cabinet members and other officials making the trek to the Hill to defend the President’s funding requests. However,
Procedurally, the House and Senate could not be more different. The House is subject to absolute majority rule. Conversely, the Senate is governed by more bipartisan processes like unlimited debate, supermajority cloture, and unanimous consent. However, the two chambers have become more similar in recent years. Partisan House members moving
Matt, Mark, Laura, and Josh discuss the institutional politics of Trump’s Special Olymics budget cuts, the health care cloud hanging over congressioanl Republicans, and potential upcoming Senate rules changes.
Mattt and Laura are joined by special guest Julia Azari, professor at Marquette University, to talk about the politics of the 2020 nomination and Trump in historical context.
Dear Friends: As winter ends, a new era of oversight has begun on Capitol Hill. In our latest newsletter, GAI Senior Fellow Laura Blessing provides some context for the vigorous oversight that should be a hallmark of the 116th Congress. These efforts have already made plenty of news, and there
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