Congressmen Ami Bera, David Cicilline, Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger talk problem solving.
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It's time for Reid to acknowledge Washington has problems and support viable solutions instead of setting up roadblocks
On CNN’s Your Money, host Ali Velshi asks Sen. Olympia Snowe: “Is there a sense amongst your colleagues...that this inability to compromise could put us back in to remarkable economic turmoil?” Snowe says yes -- Congress is pushing too many key issues past the election, and the fiscal cliff is fast approachin
With the Fourth of July this week, No Labels Co-Founder John Avlon highlighted the courage of the founding fathers to do what was best for the country and called on current politicians to do the same.
When the President flies on Air Force One from Washington, DC to Miami, FL, it costs roughly $500,000, with taxpayers picking up most of the tab. Presidents are required by Federal Election Commission rules to reimburse the government for any portion of a trip that is political, the truth is these rules are murky and difficult to follow.
In this election cycle, more and more people are identifying as "independent voters." MSNBC's The Cycle yesterday featured Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center, Linda Killian, who shows that 38% of voters consider themselves independent -- up from 32% in 2008. Among all voters--Republican, Democrat, and Independent--27% have not decided who they will vote for in November.
Imagine having to spend $500,000 on a flight from Washington, DC to Miami, FL. Probably wouldn’t, right? Well that’s how much it costs for the president to do the trip on Air Force One, except he gets a steep discount on the flight, leaving taxpayers to pick up the rest of the tab.
Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee writes for the No Labels blog that friendships across the aisle and between branches of the government--like that of President Ronald Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill--just don’t exist anymore. That’s why we want the president to meet with opposition leaders at least four times a year.
Elected officials regularly talking and socializing seems like a no-brainer. They are, after all, co-workers; just because they might disagree on issues doesn’t mean they should never talk.
After discussing the definition of a catfish, debating an immigration bill that failed over a year ago, and focusing on anything that could put off important decisions, Congress finally got to work late last week.
In this election cycle, more and more people are identifying as "independent voters." MSNBC's The Cycle yesterday featured Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center, Linda Killian, who shows that 38% of voters consider themselves independent -- up from 32% in 2008. Among all voters--Republican, Democrat, and Independent--27% have not decided who they will vote for in November
If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.
All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.
Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.
Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.
Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.
Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.
A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.
Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.
The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.
At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.
Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.
Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.
If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.
All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.
Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.
Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.
Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.
Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.
A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.
Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.
The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.
At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.
Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.
Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.
If Congress can't pass a budget and all annual spending bills on time, members of Congress should not get paid.
All presidential nominations should be confirmed or rejected within 90 days of the nomination.
Require real (not virtual) filibusters and end filibusters on motions to proceed.
Allow a bipartisan majority of members to override a leader or committee chair’s refusal to bring a bill to the floor.
Make Congress work on coordinated schedules with three five-day work weeks a month in DC and one week in their home district.
Provide a monthly forum for members of Congress to ask the president questions to force leaders to debate one another and defend their ideas.
A nonpartisan leader should deliver an annual, televised fiscal update in-person to a joint session of Congress to ensure everyone is working off the same facts.
Members should make no pledge but the pledge of allegiance and their formal oath of office.
The House and Senate should institute monthly, off-the-record and bipartisan gatherings to get members talking across party lines.
At all joint meetings or sessions of Congress, each member should be seated next to at least one member of the other party.
Congressional party leaders should form a bipartisan congressional leadership committee to discuss legislative agendas and substantive solutions.
Incumbents from one party should not conduct negative campaigns against sitting members of the opposing party.
On today's Problem-Solver's Daily, how can President Obama restore faith in the government, the filibuster is back in the news and an across-the-aisle retweet shows that both sides can agree on issues.
Congressmen Ami Bera, David Cicilline, Rodney Davis and Adam Kinzinger talk problem solving.
"Like many people across our great country, I learned at a young age that balancing the family budget and living within our means is a question of values."
