REINS Act Testimony
This is the testimony I gave today before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcomittee on Courts, Commerical and Administrative Law. Chairman Coble,...
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Anti-Environmental Riders in H.R. 1
As I mentioned last week in my blog Uneasy Riders , one of the most destructive aspects of the House spending bill for the rest of this year (H.R. 1) is that...
Uneasy Riders: The Continuing Threat of the Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1)
The House yesterday passed a bill to keep the government open for an additional two weeks on a bipartisan basis. The most striking feature of that bill was...
Will Republicans Stand Up to the Tea Party?
Today is the moment of truth for House Republicans. They will vote today on H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution that the Tea Party has shaped into an assault on...
Tea and No Sympathy: What's Wrong with the House Budget Bill that Will Be Voted on This Week
The House Republican budget that was released late in the day on Friday offers a master class in how to use legitimate public concern about the deficit to...
What Congress Should Learn From the Constitution
The House Republicans’ decision to open today’s session of the Congress with a reading of the Constitution is one everyone should applaud. Regardless of the...