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This post originally appeared as an op-ed in Roll Call. In December, Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma issued his annual “Wastebook” that purports to

In yesterday’s Washington Post, Lori Montgomery did an excellent job laying out why Obama’s budget matters less this year than most.  But

Since roughly the 1950s, “holds” have been a staple of the Senate landscape. Though they can’t be found in the Senate rulebook

Senior Fellow Marian Currinder spoke with the Huffington Post today about recent congressional retirement announcements — the so called casualty list —

The House voted 221-201 last night to pass a clean, yearlong debt ceiling increase. The measure, which raises the government’s borrowing limit

Hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan of the For Your Benefit program welcomed Dr. Kenneth Gold, director, and Dr. Marian Currinder, senior fellow and curriculum

GAI Senior Fellow Susan Lagon, Ph.D. spoke with AZ Central about why Members of Congress — such as Rep. Raúl Grijalva — miss floor votes

This week has been a big one for congressional retirements (Coburn, McCarthy, McKeon, McIntyre, Moran, Owens).  Many we have heard about, including

This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update As we talked about earlier this morning, the 113th Congress

This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update We’re one year into President Obama’s second term and, as

This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update The biggest challenge in the House belongs to John Boehner.

This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update This talk took a look at the fiscal situation in

This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update Marian Currinder opened the Congressional Update with a status report

Let me start with this: yes, America hates Congress. With few exceptions Congress very rarely enjoys high job approval. Job disapproval is

The new year gave reasons for hope that the 113th Congress may finally find its stride. Four bills appear to be on