Arizonal Daily Star It has now been more than three years since Congress has passed a budget. Remarkably, our federal government has been running for years on annual “continuing resolutions.” And it has been 15 years since Congress passed all its appropriations bills on time. In what family, business or enterprise of any kind is …
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Columbia Missourian Americans are fed up with Congress and with good reason. Congress is for all intent and purposes broken. Members of Congress spend more time bickering among themselves than working toward solutions for the common good of the people they serve. The toxic level of partisanship is bewildering to the average American struggling to …
Associated Press The surprising retirement of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction and highlights the great paradox of American politics. Voters say they want bipartisan solutions to the nation’s problems. But they congregate and vote in ways that ensure partisan warfare, driving the GOP further right …
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POLITICO The center won’t hold in Washington — in fact, it’s fleeing. Maine Republican Olympia Snowe called it quits on Tuesday, following Democrats Joe Lieberman, Kent Conrad and Ben Nelson in a voluntary exodus of Senate centrists. In the House, three straight wave elections wiped out Main Street Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats. The Democratic …
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Letter to the Editor The Holland Sentinel You hear about the problems this country faces all the time. The media never let you forget that there are pressing issues all around us and a political system that is gridlocked. Everyone has their own opinions about what will fix the problems, however very rarely does something …
Letters to the Editor The Portland Press Herald A basic responsibility of Congress is to decide on a budget in a timely manner. Not an easy task, I’m sure. It’s made much more difficult when members of Congress on both sides would rather keep partisan politics in the forefront than put aside their differences and …
Letter to the Editor Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise In my opinion, Congress’ most basic responsibility is deciding how much money the government takes in and how much it spends. Congress only passed all government spending bills on time four times since 1952 and it has been more than 1,000 days since Congress passed a concurrent budget resolution. …
Jonathan Miller talks about the No Budget, No Pay Act on KMOX NewsRadio 1120 AM’s “Total Information AM” in St. Louis, Missouri. TIAM: No Budget? No Pay! TV Guide’s Matt Roush
Letter to the Editor The Cincinnati Enquirer We know Washington is broken. According to polls, approximately 90 percent of Americans agree that Congress isn’t doing its job. The problem with Congress is not the people. It’s the outdated rules, procedures and traditions that govern the institution and make it impossible to get things done. Any …
