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Oct 23, 2018

Rep John Katko must support New York’s innovators and job creators by taking action to restore net neutrality

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Oct 12, 2018

Congressional Child Care Options Are Grossly Inadequate

A survey of child-care options for…

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Sep 23, 2018

Coming soon: a unified congressional meetings calendar

Unnoticed elsewhere but celebrated here, the Library of Congress must update its website to include a unified calendar for Senate and House of Representatives committee hearings and markups. The deadline is 90 days after enactment of…

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Jun 17, 2018

What’s in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s 2019 Leg Branch Approps Bill

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously adopted the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill for 2019 (committee bill text, committee report), advancing the measure to the full…

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Feb 8, 2017

Lesser known Senate rules

Rule 19 is interpreted to prevent any disparagement of another senator, regardless of whether it is true. (Rarely…

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Oct 18, 2016

Experts Call on Senate to Stabilize Committee Staff

October 18, 2016

Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Majority Whip Cornyn, Democratic Leader Reid, and Democratic Whip Durbin:

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Aug 19, 2016

Will Sen. McConnell Finally Close the Presidential Library Golden Parachute for Ex-Presidents (and a Future One)?

Yesterday the Clinton Foundation announced it no longer would accept donations from corporate or foreign entities should Hillary Clinton…

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Jul 5, 2016

11 Simple Things to Improve Senate Accountability

Democratic members of the U.S. Senate recently announced “We the People,” a legislative package the New York Times describes as intended to “hit campaign contributions, lobbying laws and other accountability issues.” Democratic presidential…

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Nov 6, 2015

How the Senate Should Update Its Rules

What Transparency Would Look Like in a Modern Senate