by jpitney | Jul 24, 2024 | Congress
Daniel Schuman at Washington Monthly: CRS embodies some of the worst dysfunction of the entire legislative branch. With a few notable exceptions in recent years, Republicans inspired by the Newt Gingrich-led revolution of 1995 have advanced policies that...
by jpitney | Jul 19, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Regulation
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: [On] three consecutive days (July 9-11), the House flexed its anti-over-regulatory chops by passing three measures disapproving executive agency regulations ranging from women’s rights to home appliance energy standards. Then, on the...
by jpitney | Jul 16, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Violence
Lots of conspiracy theories flying around about the assassination attempt. Here’s what I’ve learned in the last 24 hours: pic.twitter.com/YVBmU1DWmW — Rep. Jeff Jackson (@JeffJacksonNC) July 15, 2024
by jpitney | Jul 13, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Congress, Judiciary, Regulation, Supreme Court
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: A favorite campaign tactic of members of Congress, regardless of party, has been to attack “those unelected bureaucrats” for trying to regulate every aspect of our lives. At the same time, Congress has often avoided enacting detailed...
by jpitney | Jul 9, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Ripon Forum: In the mid-20th Century, a conservative coalition of southern Democrats and Republicans became a dominant ruling group in the House. On the Rules Committee, two southern Democrats, “Judge” Howard Smith of Virginia and Bill Colmer...
by jpitney | Jul 3, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Congress, Regulation
Michael Macagnone at Roll Call: A Supreme Court decision Friday left an uncertain and more difficult path for Congress to shape how the federal government carries out laws on major issues such as environment, health, immigration and more, lawmakers and legal experts...
