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Last November, as the Senate Finance Committee debated the tax bill, partisan talking points degenerated into a shouting match between chairman Orrin Hatch and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown.
</p>Right place, right time It’s easy to dismiss committee assignments and bill introductions as a lot of D.C. mumbo jumbo during campaigns, but Feinstein’s committee assignments have been critical to
</p> Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> This crisis stems from not just a failure to invest, but also a failure to innovate.
Bush and Bill Clinton — attended the event, a bipartisan group that would in the future be an exception to the rule.
</p> “With the Democrats piling on, I’m not going to criticize a Republican president.”</p> “What’s the upside to getting involved for me?”</p> “I’m in a tough re-election fight.
</p> The inside story of how a controversial bill is passed or a presidential decision is reached has historical value.
</p> Watch: Watch: Pelosi Holds House Floor Seeking DACA Commitment From Ryan</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> The question facing both Democrats and Republicans is this: How will the fight over the Dreamers
</p> Watch: Intelligence Officials Aware of Russian Activity Aimed at 2018 Elections</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> In the face of Republican inaction, Democrats in the House of Representatives formed the
In the last budget cycle, Congress adopted a blueprint more than six months after the deadline, with the singular goal of setting up a process to consider a tax bill under expedited procedures to avoid
</p> Watch: The State of the Union in 3 Minutes</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Matters could actually get worse.
</p> And doesn’t Donald Trump spend a lot of time in Florida?</p> Life really is not fair.
</p> Yet a government shutdown looms once again, the markets are rattled and frustration is rising — especially for House Republicans who have sent bill after bill to the Senate only to have Democrats
Democrats could not believe their luck this weekend when House Speaker Paul Ryan tweeted — and then deleted — a boast about the $1.50 raise a high school secretary received as a result of the GOP tax cut bill
If the fiscal 2018 defense bill ever becomes law, how will the additional money be spent?</p> Under current law, with the sequester caps in place, base defense spending maxes out at $549 billion.
</p> Watch: Lawmakers Praise Trump in Rose Garden Tax Bill Celebration</p> [jwp-video n=”2″]</p> Yet the two minority leaders continue to criticize the tax bill, discounting growing evidence that it might
</p> In his State of the Union, Jeb John would have — like Trump — basked in the applause for the newly enacted tax bill.
</p> Yet, Bill Clinton aside, addressing a joint session of Congress does not lend itself to improvisational jazz riffs.
Henry McMaster’s veto, a needed infrastructure bill that will raise the gas tax and, hopefully, fill in the potholes.
</p> But in reality, the 51-49 GOP Senate has never been the problem, especially with Republicans like Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake, John McCain and Susan Collins committed to a nonpunitive immigration bill
</p> Watch: Scenes From Doug Jones’ Election Night Rally</p> [jwp-video n=”1″]</p> Candidates matter Start with Alabama.