“I want to be the candidate who happens to be a veteran, not the veteran who happens to be a candidate.” That was Mark
Category: Congress
Gun laws: the irony, the agony, the insanity
America’s gun laws are shot through with irony and illogic. Some would want you to believe that our national attitude regarding guns reflects a
Don’t lose the forest from trees with the shutdown
This is mainly about Mitch McConnell and the archaic rules of Congress. But first let’s give a kudo to Chuck Schumer and the other
We need more “good guys” without guns
Those who favor gun rights and oppose gun control like to divide people into two categories, the “good guys” and the “bad guys.” Looking
Harvey once again raises the justice vs. charity issue
It’s like clockwork. A disaster occurs and the airwaves are full of appeals for help from all of us who are clearly more fortunate
Gordon Humphrey: A lone voice in the Trump wilderness
Gordon Humphrey isn’t a household name. But perhaps he should be. Humphrey, formerly a conservative Republican senator from the Granite State who served for
Republicans try to punish CBO for telling the truth
The CBO [Congressional Budget Office] earned the ire of Republicans when it estimated that the GOP’s bill to repeal and/or replace Obamacare would take
23 million people with no health insurance: Here’s what that looks like
Republicans in the US Senate are going ahead with “debate” [July 25, 2017] on repealing [and possibly replacing] the Affordable Care Act—a decision that
Do the unthinkable: double, triple Congressional Salaries
Of all people, conservative retired Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) tossed out the idea that Members of Congress should be given a monthly housing stipend
Healthcare horse-trading: Who’s getting what for a Trumpcare vote?
How much horse-trading is going on in the secret negotiations to kill Obamacare? The U.S. Senate is racing toward an artificial deadline for a