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Congress Needs to Reassert Its War-Powers Role, but Cautiously Nov. 14, 2017
The deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger last month took members of Congress by surprise. Most di... Read More
Simpler Tax Simplification Nov. 08, 2017
As you read this, President Trump's tax plan is being debated. Congress will change it. Where this e... Read More
How Rep. Steve Cohen Keeps His District Poor Nov. 08, 2017
Last week, I testified before the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice... Read More
Dems' Tax Demagoguery Nov. 08, 2017
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Party are trying to torpedo the biggest tax ... Read More
Republican Tax Code vs. Traditional Family Nov. 08, 2017
"This plan is for middle-class families in this country who deserve a break," Speaker Paul Ryan said... Read More
Mike Pence Ready for Presidential Broadway Nov. 03, 2017
WASHINGTON — The honorable Mike Pence is my neighbor, living in the huge white Naval Observato... Read More
Congress Poised to Bailout Insurers, Fleece Taxpayers Oct. 25, 2017
Democrats and some Republicans in Congress are pushing for a $10 billion a year payout to insurance ... Read More
Trump and Obamacare Oct. 19, 2017
Late last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the secretaries of the tr... Read More
Congress Steps Up to Control Court-Ordered Guardianships Oct. 07, 2017
Finally, Washington is taking steps to protect older Americans who have fallen into an exploitation ... Read More
The Senate: A Country for Old Men Oct. 06, 2017
Some may wonder why the Senate takes time to act after the Los Vegas shooting tragedy. Some say it's... Read More
Such Empty Thoughts and Prayers Oct. 04, 2017
No matter how great one's faith in God, after yet another massacre of innocent people, it's impossib... Read More
To Limit Gerrymandering, Supreme Court Needs Just to Reaffirm Equal Population Requirement Sep. 29, 2017
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Gill v. Whitford, a case challenging Wiscons... Read More
Yes, the States Can Fix the Obamacare Debacle Sep. 26, 2017
Back in 1996, a Republican Congress and a Democratic president (Bill Clinton) enacted one of the mos... Read More
Tension Between President and Congress Is Politics as Usual Sep. 22, 2017
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the president seems out of alignment, on policy and political... Read More
3 Priorities to Guide Tax Reform Sep. 21, 2017
Congress is finally tackling the tax code, which is good news because reform is badly needed. Our ou... Read More
Congress Does Not Want Its War Power Sep. 20, 2017
The short-lived CBS series Brain Dead, now available on Netflix, is a science-fiction satire about a... Read More
Obama Sees These People as Victims of Illegal Immigrants Sep. 13, 2017
Former President Barack Obama made a profound — if not plainly stated — concession in an... Read More
Can Trump and Democrats Make a Deal on Immigration? Sep. 08, 2017
Can President Donald Trump and the Republican-majority Congress make a deal? That's a question raise... Read More
Trump Dumps the Do-Nothing Congress Sep. 08, 2017
Donald Trump is president today because he was seen as a doer not a talker. Among the most common co... Read More
Use Bipartisan Opening to Protect Dreamers Sep. 08, 2017
President Donald Trump's decision this week to remove protection for 800,000 immigrants who came her... Read More
