Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Want to Fix the Debt? Bring Back Earmarks
Even in their heyday, earmarks accounted for roughly 1 percent of total federal outlays.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Doctors Are Drowning in Data Entry as Health IT Policy Lags
To get there, the federal government needs to: 1) Task private sector bodies with any regulatory activities that span beyond the federal government’s traditional role of assuring consumer protections
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Pick Up Your Forks. It’s Time for Another Dinner Table Bargain
Website | Twitter | Facebook Also Watch: Book Sellers, Self Funders and 970 Liabilities for One Entry: Takeaways From the Wealth of Congress [jwp-video n=”1″]
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Quatorze Quotient — The Importance of 14 Years in Big-Time Politics
Winking, Ted Cruz and the Party of Homer Simpson: Congressional Hits and Misses [jwp-video n=”1″] Most of them are running for re-election to the Senate this year, so overt presidential moves
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Time to Reform Congress and Our Political System Is Now
Watch: How Congressional Debate Is Supposed to Work (And How It Really Works) [jwp-video n=”1″] Rep. Darin LaHood is a Republican representing Illinois’ 18th District.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress Likely to Ignore Parkland Teens’ Case for Action on Gun Violence
Watch: Trump’s Clout on Gun Control is Limited, and House GOP Won’t Help [jwp-video n=”1″] In Parkland, Florida, last month, we saw 17 innocent children and their teachers murdered in their
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The President’s ‘Black Panther’ Suit — Lessons From ‘Wakanda’ to the U.S.
Watch: Trump to Lawmakers: “I’ll Love You” If Action Is Taken on Gun Legislation [jwp-video n=”1″] The new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has huge challenges as he tries to restore faith in
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: What Matters About the Wealth of Congress
Watch: A Guide to Roll Call’s Wealth of Congress [jwp-video n=”1″] Born in a log cabin?
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump’s Negatives Are the Biggest — but Are They Also the Best?
Watch: Trump Plays to Supporters, Bald Spot in CPAC Address [jwp-video n=”1″] On Election Day, he had 60 percent unfavorables, according to the exit polls, a number I’ve cited before.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Time’s Up for DiFi? Not If Democrats Are Smart
Watch: Feinstein, Collins and Others Call for Better Reporting of Sexual Abuse in Athletics [jwp-video n=”1″] On the Judiciary panel, Feinstein has been mansplained to by Texas Sen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: If Nothing Else, the Budget Act Is a Win for Chronic Care
Watch: Cruz Talks Obamacare at CPAC [jwp-video n=”1″] Sixty percent of adults in this country have at least one chronic condition, and 40 percent have two or more.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Infrastructure Bill Shouldn’t Ignore Our Aging Water Systems
Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes [jwp-video n=”1″] This crisis stems from not just a failure to invest, but also a failure to innovate.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: After Billy Graham, the Deluge
Watch: Students March for Gun Control [jwp-video n=”1″] Controlling the narrative Graham could sense the moment and control his own narrative in a way many of his contemporaries and those
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Save the RINOs, Save Yourselves
Watch: Intelligence Officials Aware of Russian Activity Aimed at 2018 Elections [jwp-video n=”1″] On Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, teams of Russian social media specialists posed as Americans
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Flimsy Excuses That Congressional Republicans Whisper to Themselves
Watch: How The Senate Immigration Debate Stalled [jwp-video n=”1″] Since the Democrats hold a reasonable shot at winning back the House (with the odds going up with the new Pennsylvania redistricting
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Digital Discourse, Not Division
Watch: Intelligence Officials Aware of Russian Activity Aimed at 2018 Elections [jwp-video n=”1″] Tom Kellerman, a cybersecurity expert, told Fox News, “The endpoint security on most of those
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Russians — and the Midterms — Are Coming
Watch: Intelligence Officials Aware of Russian Activity Aimed at 2018 Elections [jwp-video n=”1″] In the face of Republican inaction, Democrats in the House of Representatives formed the
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: America Doesn’t Care How the Sausage Is Made
Watch: Thunderous Applause as House Passes Tax Overhaul [jwp-video n=”1″] Outcomes obstacle Perhaps we focus on the policy process these days because defining policy outcomes is so much harder
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The ‘Dreamer’ Fight Could End in One of Three Ways
Watch: Watch: Pelosi Holds House Floor Seeking DACA Commitment From Ryan [jwp-video n=”1″] The question facing both Democrats and Republicans is this: How will the fight over the Dreamers
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Meet the Deficit Doves
Watch: Trump’s Budget Request Won’t End the Cycle of Crisis Budgeting [jwp-video n=”1″] It does, however, add $7 trillion to the deficit and includes an infrastructure proposal for $200 billion