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Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image source here By Marian Currinder House Mike DeBonis, “Spooked by petition, GOP leaders scramble to kill House immigration rebellion,” Washington Post: “House Republican leaders made a full-court press… Read More
Trading gridlock for … more gridlock
Image source here By Marian Currinder So far, 54 members of Congress have announced they will not be seeking reelection in November. Most of those leaving are House members… Read More
How partisan are House committees and does it matter for lawmaking?
By Josh M. Ryan In the U.S. House of Representatives, the majority party controls the committees, which in turn control the legislative development process. Standing committees are largely responsible… Read More
Pursuing earmarks at the expense of pursuing policy
Image source: Bloomberg By Scott M. Guenther and David M. Searle In early January, President Trump floated the idea of bringing back earmarks to Congress, recalling before a group of… Read More
Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image source here By Marian Currinder Katherine Tully-McManus, “House Appropriators Vote to End Perk for Former Speakers,” Roll Call: “The House Appropriations Committee advanced its $3.8 billion fiscal 2019… Read More
How do congressional committee staff turnover rates compare to personal staff turnover?
Congressional committees are typically thought of as bastions of policy expertise, where committed aides dive deep into the wonkery of narrow issue areas and make careers on Capitol Hill. After… Read More
House Committee on Appropriations approves FY2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill
Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee voted 47-0 to approve the FY2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. The bill, which “provides annual funding for the offices of Members of the… Read More
A discretionary spending tale of two parties: James Madison rears his head
Image source here By John Haskell A close examination of federal discretionary spending totals over the last 25 years reveals an unmistakable trend: under Democratic presidents discretionary spending increases… Read More