How do we justify our military actions and what is Congress’s role? Legend has it that the late Congressman Charlie Wilson from
How do we justify our military actions and what is Congress’s role? Legend has it that the late Congressman Charlie Wilson from
The budget process created in 1974 put into place a mechanism to limit the power of appropriators and try to slow down
When Paul Ryan accepted the nomination for the Speakership he promised his colleagues that he would deliver a more regular process. He
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and all around Washington the daffodils are just beginning to poke out of the ground. Most of
The optimism following the 2-year budget deal struck last October is officially over. Many House majority members who were unhappy with the
“The Constitution is pretty clear about what’s supposed to happen now. When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the President
The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia this past weekend throws a new wrinkle into Senate politics. As if things were difficult enough
Tax reform, particularly genuinely comprehensive tax reform, seems to be the great white whale of American politics. Given that it tends to
During the Republican retreat two weeks ago Speaker Ryan doubled down on his commitment open the process in the House. The original
Saw a great tweet yesterday from Paul Singer (@singernews). In reply to Lisa Dejardins’ (@lisaDNews) tweet on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO)
Like last year, when Republicans held majorities in both the House and the Senate, it’s generally assumed that Congress will pass a
The 114th Congress was a whirlwind of activity compared to its predecessors. Accomplishments like trade promotion authority, a Medicare “doc-fix” solution, a
Members in the House are calling for regular order. If you have no idea what “regular order” means, don’t worry. You’re not
Many of the news stories that covered last week’s passage of the two-year, 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act had headlines similar to the
By Laura Blessing and Josh Huder, Senior Fellows Speaker John Boehner finally succumbed to the four-year pressure campaign waged by House conservatives.
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