by jpitney | Feb 4, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Public Opinion
The old saying is that voters hate Congress and love their congressman. Still true. Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: Fewer than four in 10 U.S. registered voters say President Joe Biden deserves to be reelected, while less than a quarter say the same about most members...
by jpitney | Jan 11, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) at The Hill: During my time as a Kansas City councilmember, I had the privilege of meeting Republican then-Gov. Christopher “Kit” Bond. Over time, we became friends organically, with our friendship continuing to this very day. However,...
by jpitney | Jan 5, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
At The Dispatch, Rep. Patrick McHenry talks to John McCormack: “We’ve had, for most years since the turn of the century, crisis politics dominating and large legislative packages becoming the full crux of the Congress,” he noted. While those big omnibus spending...
by jpitney | Dec 28, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Katherine Tully-McManus and Jordain Carney at Politico: The number of lawmakers bowing out is on the high side this cycle, but it follows a 20-year trend of earlier exits. That means the colleagues who remain in office have to keep working to rebuild the loss...
by jpitney | Dec 19, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Andrew Solender at Axios: The 118th Congress is on track to be one of the most unproductive in modern history, with just a couple dozen laws on the books at the close of 2023, according to data from data analytics firm Quorum. Why it matters: It’s the...
by jpitney | Dec 17, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Congress, House of Representatives
Stef Kight at Axios: Republicans may hold the House majority, but Democratic yeas outnumbered GOP votes on every major bill that landed on President Biden’s desk this year. … A divided government, slim congressional majorities and a fractured House...
