Opinion · 116th Congress
The shutdown horror show was bad, but beware the reruns
gave in to President Bill Clinton and abandoned their goal of enacting a plan to balance the federal budget over a seven-year period.
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gave in to President Bill Clinton and abandoned their goal of enacting a plan to balance the federal budget over a seven-year period.
</p> During this week in 1996, Bill Clinton tried to appease the Newt Gingrich Revolution by declaring twice in his State of the Union address, “The era of big government is over.”
</p> But blame isn’t a solution.
</p> Seek incremental change.
</p> The clean-up-government-and-elections theme of HR 1, as House Democrats have dubbed their bill to show its priority status, will play a dominant role in the 2019-20 election cycle, as well as in this
</p> Congress took half of the commission’s recommendations and worked them into the Foundations bill.
</p> But the bill also lays out a vision for election administration in 2020 and beyond, putting the voter at the center of the process instead of focusing on what is easier for government.
</p> If the media wants a freshman legislator to speak about the details of aspirational health care plans, there would be no better choice than Florida’s 77-year-old Donna Shalala, who served in Bill
Of course, the bill is going nowhere in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.</p> But Democratic Rep.