Archive for the ‘Congress’ Category
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SGR Down. Corporate Tax Reform Next?
Posted on March 26, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) If Congress can solve a problem like Medicare’s “doc fix,” lawmakers should be able to address a corporate tax rate that...
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Dick Cheney: Man of the House
Posted on March 25, 2015
Dick Cheney’s speech at the NRCC Congressional dinner brought back all kinds of memories for me. I interviewed to work on Mr. Cheney’s Presidential campaign in 1994. It was Dave...
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Can Ted Cruz Win? (Probably Not)
Posted on March 24, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) I was listening to Rush Limbaugh when I heard the advertisement. The voice blaring over the radio belonged to the junior senator from Texas,...
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Our Broken Budget Process
Posted on March 19, 2015
Here are five things that are wrong with the Congressional Budget Process 1) It’s non-binding: The House and the Senate work feverishly passing their respective budgets, but they never send the final...
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Lessons From Ireland
Posted on March 17, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Ireland is on the mind of official Washington today. From the White House, where the president receives shamrocks from the Irish prime minister, to...
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