Posts Tagged ‘Mitch McConnell’
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A Real Education For the New Congress
Posted on January 5, 2015
Since the Democrats took control of Congress in the election of 2006, an astounding 334 House and 70 Senate seats have changed hands. We have 52 new House Members and...
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10 Moments From 2014 Likely to Influence 2016 Presidential Campaign
Posted on December 26, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Amid all the year-end roundups and look-aheads, what were the moments in 2014 likely to have the biggest impact on...
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The Spending Battle’s Winners and Losers
Posted on December 15, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) So, now that we have dispensed with the “cromnibus,” who won and who lost in the latest budget battle? Here are my picks:...
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Taming the Wild West of Campaign Spending
Posted on December 13, 2014
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) Over the objections of then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert (my former boss) and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President George W. Bush signed into law...
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The Usual Suspects
Posted on December 9, 2014
(This originally appeared in The Hill.) It’s the easiest story to write for the mostly younger journalists on Capitol Hill: the conservative uprising against the Republican leadership. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz...
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