by jpitney | Jun 3, 2023 | Biden, Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Debt
President Biden: I want to commend Speaker McCarthy. You know, he and I, we — and our teams — we were able to get along and get things done. We were straightforward with one another, completely honest with one another, and respectful with one another. Both sides...
by jpitney | Mar 30, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Senate, War Power
Anthony Adragna at Politico: Four years after they first linked arms — forging an unlikely alliance to claw back war powers in Iraq — Democrats’ ex-vice presidential nominee and Republicans’ former Senate campaigns chief are closing in on victory. It was...
by jpitney | Mar 24, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Jonathan Mong at The Cornell Daily Sun: In an effort to bring civility and centrist-minded politics to America’s doorstep, former House representatives Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Rep. Max Rose (D-N.Y.) visited campus on Tuesday for a lecture called...
by jpitney | Mar 11, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Coronavirus
At AP, Lisa Mascaro reports that the House unanimously passed legislation to declassify information on the origins of COVID. (h/t Jacob Smagula) “Transparency is a cornerstone of our democracy,” said Rep. Jim Himes, of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Intelligence...
by jpitney | Mar 5, 2023 | Bipartisanship, China, Congress, Foreign Policy, House of Representatives
Dana Milbank at WP: Ask Mike Gallagher. The Wisconsin Republican has been put in charge of the new House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party — and the chairman so far is turning his panel into everything the covid committee isn’t: bipartisan, serious and...
by jpitney | Feb 27, 2023 | Biden, Bipartisanship, China, Congress
Joan E Greve and Lauren Gambino at The Guardian (h/t Jacob Smagula):: In the weeks since the US military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have spoken passionately about the need to more effectively compete...
