by jpitney | Sep 20, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Education, House of Representatives
There is more to the House than high-profile dysfunction. In a number of issue areas — especially disability policy — bipartisan cooperation still exists. A September 14 release from Rep. Marc Molinaro: U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) today...
by jpitney | Aug 3, 2023 | Bipartisanship, California Politics, Civility
At LAT, Mark Z. Barabak writes of the unlikely friendship of Democatic Rep. Ami Bera and Republican operative Rob Stutzman: It helped that Bera tends toward the center-left, with a business-friendly bent. (“Organized labor does not like Bera and neither do we,” the...
by jpitney | Jul 20, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Judy Kurtz at The Hill: Now, StoryCorps’s One Small Step, in partnership with The Hill, is going a step further, by facilitating conversations in Congress. The new project pairs up lawmakers, along with senior staff members at the Capitol, for chats with their...
by jpitney | Jul 19, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Veterans
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Disabilities
“Disability Policy in the Contemporary Congress,” John J. Pitney From the journal The Forum https://doi.org/10.1515/for-2023-2017 Abstract: Cite thisShare this The politics of disability policy in the contemporary Congress confirms the observation by James...
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...
