by jpitney | Sep 3, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
At AEI, Kevin Kosar speaks with Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) about new member orientation in the House: Stephanie Bice: Certainly with new member orientation, there is going to be a lot more collective activities to be able to get engagement together, whether it be...
by jpitney | Aug 6, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Katherine Tully-McManus at Politico: POLITICO got a peek at a robust set of proposed changes for the 119th Congress from Zach Graves at the Foundation for American Innovation and Daniel Schuman at the American Governance Institute — two key advocacy groups that are...
by jpitney | Aug 5, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Staff
Jim Saksa at Roll Call: At a House Administration hearing last week exploring how Congress could react to the end of Chevron deference, a panel of conservative and liberal experts all advocated more staff. Overall, staff levels in Congress haven’t changed much in the...
by jpitney | Jul 27, 2024 | Appropriations, civic virtue, Congress, House of Representatives
David Dreier and David Price at Newsweek: As millions of Americans emerge from the damage and devastation inflicted by Hurricane Beryl, which lashed the Texas Gulf Coast this month with terrifying winds and torrential rains, Congress is considering gutting one of the...
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
