Archive for the ‘House’ Category
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After McCarthy’s Withdrawal, Keeping Calm About House Speaker Election
Posted on October 8, 2015
(Originally Published in the WSJ) Rep. Kevin McCarthy decided not to run for speaker of the House. Everybody take a deep breath. Let’s dispense with the panic. I’m sure he has his...
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The Myth of Regular Order
Posted on October 6, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) In the aftermath of the Jim Wright resignation and the House bank scandal in the early 1990s, then-Speaker Tom Foley (D-Wash.) and then-House Minority...
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Vacating the Vacation
Posted on July 30, 2015
The House is hitting the highways after passing a three-month extension of the Highway bill. In the game of chicken between the chambers of Congress, both sides blinked and the...
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Can the Republicans Override A Presidential Veto on Iran?
Posted on July 14, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) It’s easy for Republicans to oppose this nuclear deal with Iran. They don’t trust President Barack Obama, they don’t like...
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The Center Holds on Trade
Posted on June 24, 2015
Drudge calls it Obamatrade. The Huffington Post claims that the Democrats “caved” on trade. Ted Cruz voted no, at the last second, blaming the Export Import bank. Seems like everything...
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