Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Era Corruption — Where’s the Outrage?
It was the other Bill Clinton scandal — the half-forgotten one that didn’t involve sex.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: It’s the Action of Youth That Shames Lawmakers
</p> But to Washington lawmakers, of both parties and on either side of the gun issue, who just managed to pass a $1.3 trillion omnibus bill to keep the government running that same week and may not pass
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Radical Idea for Congress — Legislate Instead of Loafing
</p> Years from now, school children will thrill to the inspiring tale of how a Congress passed both a tax bill and a spending bill in the same amazing legislative session.</p> Yes, I’m kidding.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Will the Marches Make a Difference?
pushed by President Bill Clinton that included a ban on new sales of some assault weapons.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress’ Bush-League Omnibus Provision an Embarrassment
Anyone who wonders why Congress is more unpopular than a myopic baseball umpire who hates the home team need only look on page 1,967 of the omnibus spending bill.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Some Dems Want to Dump Nancy Pelosi. Are They Nuts?
ever to do anything about it by passing the cap-and-trade bill in 2009.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Putting the ‘N’ in SNAP Should Be a Farm Bill Priority
</p> As Congress begins its deliberations on this year’s farm bill, it’s time to pay more attention to the “N” in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump’s Name Isn’t on Any Midterm Ballot — But It’s All About Him
The thought that the president would sign a bill that would undo actions he’s taken strikes me as remote at best.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Building a Water Workforce for America’s Future
This bill would deliver resources to help elementary and secondary schools provide students with formal and informal engineering education.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Can’t Help Stepping on His Own Message
</p> There have been a lot of comparisons between President Donald Trump and the “Great Communicator” Ronald Reagan, especially since the passage of the tax reform bill.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Attack on the CFPB Threatens Consumers and Ignites a Race to the Bottom
As a congressman, Mick Mulvaney once co-sponsored a bill to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Why the Pennsylvania Special Election Is Not So Special
</p>Future oblivion?
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Democrats’ Own Spanish Inquisition Could Burn Party
</p> In Chicago, moderate Rep.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Donald Trump Has Already Won His Trade War
</p> Watch: Trump’s Impulsiveness Could Get in the Way of His Border Wall Promise</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> “We close up factories and Mexico opens factories. What the hell are we doing?
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Want to Fix the Debt? Bring Back Earmarks
</p>Not the same old, same old To be sure, some earmarking went too far.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Pick Up Your Forks. It’s Time for Another Dinner Table Bargain
</p>Specials of the day So what’s on today’s menu of reforms to consider?
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Quatorze Quotient — The Importance of 14 Years in Big-Time Politics
Bill Clinton’s big break came with his elevation to Arkansas governor in 1978, which is why he was so anxious to run for president 14 years later in 1992.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Time to Reform Congress and Our Political System Is Now
</p> The last stopgap funding bill included the creation of a Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress Likely to Ignore Parkland Teens’ Case for Action on Gun Violence
good” measures such as a ban on bump stocks, a change in age to possess certain firearms, or a cosmetic fix to background checks (with the private assurance that the Senate will “not” pass a similar bill
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump’s Negatives Are the Biggest — but Are They Also the Best?
</p> Of those who disapproved of the job Bill Clinton, George W.