Misdirection
Posted by Jim Harper
It’s part of nobody’s plan, but Washington, D.C. is pulling a little misdirection play this week. While everyone is discussing President Obama’s immigration move, the farm bill in the Senate, the energy bill on the House floor, and so on, some of the more important work of Congress is moving under the radar. Last week, [...]
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The Week Just Passed: Congress Races to Finish its Term (Paper)
Posted by Jim Harper
Congress is hustling like a college student writing a senior thesis at the last minute. An unusual weekend session for the Senate capped a raucous week, which we’ll review here briefly. First, the simple stuff. On Friday, with just two weeks to go before the end of the year, Congress passed legislation to prevent various [...]
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