by jpitney | Feb 26, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Reagan
Joe Concha at MSN: “[Reagan] had a strong set of core values and operated off of those,” GOP strategist and longtime Reagan ally Stuart Spencer told National Public Radio in 2011. “But when push came to shove, he did various things he didn’t like doing, because he...
by jpitney | Feb 21, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Public Service
Beau Yarbrough profiles Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) at SCNG: “He’s terrific to work with, very easy-going,” said Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Manhattan Beach, who was part of the same Congressional freshman class that year. “He’s the same guy as he is back home. He doesn’t change...
by jpitney | Jan 3, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress
Daniel Stid: On this, the final day of the 117th Congress, I want to pay tribute to a remarkable bit of institution-building that occurred during it. The time is ripe for commendation. There is a growing recognition that, for all the chaos and conflict on Capitol...
by jpitney | Dec 19, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Public Opinion
Domenico Montanaro at NPR Three-quarters of Americans say they want members of Congress to compromise with the other side, the highest in at least a decade, but most have no confidence they will, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Seventy-four percent said...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Israel, Senate
A release from Senator Tim Scott: This week, Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced a resolution recognizing Israeli-American contributions and condemning antisemitism. The bipartisan resolution introduced by the co-chairs of the Senate Caucus...
by jpitney | Nov 17, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Congress
Senator Mitt Romney last week: Depending on the outcome of several key races, the Republican Party could soon have control of one or both houses of Congress. Robert Frost and politics don’t really mix, but his famous allegory is apt: Two roads diverge before this...
