Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Avoiding Another ‘Brownbackistan’
Most importantly, there were no pay-fors built into the bill, thanks to Brownback’s argument that the legislation would essentially pay for itself by juicing the local economy.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Working Around Trump on Issues That Matter
</p> Though John McCain’s support of a budget bill may smooth a path for tax reform, it probably won’t make Trump forget the Arizona senator’s swipe at “half-baked, spurious nationalism” this week as
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Short Life Span of the Trump-McConnell Buddy Movie
</p> Remember, the actual tax bill hasn’t even been written yet. All we are dealing with is a nine-page framework rather than a complex piece of legislation.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Women in Washington Staying for the Fight
</p> Is Collins ashamed of herself? Definitely not.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Harvey Weinstein and the GOP’s Guilt-By-Association Game
Just think of Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly or a certain former reality-show host who was dumb enough to brag about groping women on an “Access Hollywood” tape.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Liberals Must Find the Right Tone on Guns
</p> Stein, who had served as Richard Nixon’s chief economic adviser, was referring to the trade deficit.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Tax Cut Question — Will Voters Feel Richer or Betrayed by Trump?
</p> Cohn contended “a typical family of four earning $55,000” would see its tax bill decrease by $650 to $1,000.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Language of Diplomacy, Democracy — and Division
Lindsey Graham, whose name was on the bill McCain helped doom. “John McCain was willing to die for this country,” Graham said during a debate on CNN.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Another Health Care Bill, Another Health Care Cliff
That’s pretty much as much of a reason as the substance of the bill.”</p> That was on par with the argument that Nebraska Republican Sen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: The Fatal Flaw for Republicans in Graham-Cassidy
</p> Whatever happens with the bill likely slated to reach the Senate floor next week, it is hard to escape the feeling that this wild charge will end badly for the Republicans.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Strange Times for Mitch McConnell in the Alabama Senate Race
</p> It’s already happening in Arizona, where Sen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Dancing With the Democrats Will Not Save Trump
</p> Consider it a Potemkin Wall.</p> The president, wearing a red MAGA cap, will smile broadly as he cruises along his 30-foot-high, transparent, solar-powered, fortified border barrier.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: How Donald Trump Made Congress Great Again
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, after she blocked an Obamacare repeal bill and told his 36 million Twitter followers that Tennessee is “not happy!” with Sen.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: How Trump and the Democrats Spared McConnell and Ryan
</p> On Thursday, the day after the White House confab, McConnell rushed the bill to the floor in his chamber, where it passed with 80 votes — out of 100.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Veteran Takes on a House Incumbent — and Other N.C. Political Tales
“The infrastructure bill could go a long way toward jobs, right here, right now.”</p> He said he agrees with the president on the need to take a close look at trade deals.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Trump Giving Ryan and McConnell the Power on DACA
</p> “Congress, get ready to do your job — DACA!” he tweeted on Tuesday morning. </p> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congress, get ready to do your job – DACA!</p> — Donald J.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Puncturing the Happy-Talk Illusion of a Balanced Budget
</p> When a Democratic president like Barack Obama or Bill Clinton rails against tax breaks for the wealthy and loopholes for the special interests, Republicans line up to denounce him for practicing
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Texas Is Doing Its Part — Now It’s Congress’ Turn
</p> Businesses did what they could, as well.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Big-Spending Liberal Is a Conservative Who Has Been Flooded
</p> But none of these largely bogus objections explain why the GOP-controlled House treated the Hurricane Sandy appropriations with all the enthusiasm normally reserved for a foreign-aid bill.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Blame? Trump Wants Credit for a Shutdown
And it will be much easier for Congress to pass a spending bill without the money than with it.