Posts Tagged ‘House of Representatives’
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Whew! House Passes Supplemental!
Posted on August 1, 2014
Published in the Christian Science Monitor Decoder Voices Some late-night observations about the House-passed Supplemental bill: It’s not a perfect bill. It’s probably not even a very good bill. But...
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Remembering a D-Day Anniversary
Posted on June 6, 2014
We were in Paris, having a couple of pints at the Harry’s American Bar, when we heard the news. Ronald Reagan had died....
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Dilatory Motions
Posted on October 7, 2011
The Senate majority leader moved last night to cut off republican amendments to a Chinese currency bill, calling the amendments dilatory. In doing so, he changed Senate rules and caused...
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Ping-Pong
Posted on September 26, 2011
Ping-Pong is a wonderful game, requiring skill, finesse, great hand-eye coordination, and at times, power. Ping-Pong is a different game in the Congressional sense. When one legislative body ping-pongs back...
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Audit Uncle Sam
Posted on May 19, 2011
Where does our money go? In 1994, Congressional Republicans promised during the campaign to audit the books of the House of Representatives in their famous Contract with America. This promise...
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