by jpitney | Jun 5, 2021 | Congress, Debt, House of Representatives
Still, the disconnect between what Boehner himself had termed fiscal “Armageddon” and the bullheadedness of the tea partiers unnerved members like Jo Ann Emerson. She sidled up to one of the freshman one day and said, “I need you to explain why you don’t...
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2021 | Congress, Deliberation, Technology
M. Anthony Mills at National Review: The OTA was designed to help Congress legislate more effectively in these technical policy areas and to hold accountable the executive-branch agencies charged with science and technology policy-making. What early advocates of...
by jpitney | Jun 3, 2021 | Bipartisanship, Disabilities, Police
From Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA):: [On May 11] Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) introduced the Safe Interactions Act, new legislation to improve interactions between law enforcement officers and people with disabilities and mental health needs. The legislation aims to...
by jpitney | Jun 2, 2021 | civic virtue, Civility, Senate
From Washington and Lee University: John W. Warner III ’49, distinguished former U.S. senator and trustee emeritus of Washington and Lee, died May 26, 2021. He was 94. “Sen. Warner’s decades-long public service to his country and alma mater exemplifies the attributes...
