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AIN Update
Jan. 15, 2019, marks day 25 of the U.S. government’s partial shutdown that began on Dec. 22. Not terribly long ago, spending bills were enacted before the end of the fiscal year….
The problem with the Congress today is that its members are unwilling to take a punch for a cause in which they believe, much less throw one themselves.
On one level, this problem is actually a…
From the Houston Chronicle:
Casey Burgat, a governance analyst for R Street, a free market think tank in Washington, has argued that a Congress of novice lawmakers would lend itself to more…
AIN UPDATE
“I can do it if I want”
On Jan. 4, day 13 of the United States government’s partial shutdown over border wall funding, President Trump threatened to declare a national…
From U.S. News and World Report:
Meanwhile, the Democrats acquire the power of the subpoena, arguably as impactful as the speaker’s gavel. Since only the majority party can compel testimony or…
As we outlined in an earlier article, the 116th Congress is going to look a lot different than its predecessors thanks to a younger, more female, less white new cohort of Democrats. And weeks before…
From Roll Call:
Moving from unified Republican control to a divided Congress could give Republicans the political cover they need to advance spending legislation that they might have had trouble…
Members and experts alike often call for a return to regular order in the appropriations process. But Congress is fast approaching a point where very few current members or staffers were around the…
From Federal Times:
“The definition of offsetting collections, they are essentially fines, fees, penalties and settlements that agencies are authorized by law to collect and spend without…
From Federal News Network:
James Wallner, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, told lawmakers that the Palmer bill would bring offsetting collections out into the open.
“The vast majority…