WASHINGTON — The Senate agreement to pull back from unilateral rules changes that would have eroded the power of the filibuster was hailed by both parties as the beginning of a new spirit of bipartisan cooperation that saved the Senate. But to some policy makers practiced in the art of compromise, it represented a potential …
U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt, will join members of Congress from both sides of the political aisle to announce a series of legislative reform bills. Maffei and other members of the No Labels Problem Solvers coalition will unveil the nine bills at a press conference Thursday. The goal of the legislative package, which is being …
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U.S. Reps. Mick Mulvaney and Tom Rice R-S.C. are the only South Carolina congressmen participating in a bi-partisan group of lawmakers called the “No Labels Congressional Problem Solvers Coalition.” On Thursday in Washington, the group of 79 Democrats and Republicans will announce a legislative reform package of nine bills that it says will make government …
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November 07, 2013 The United States is losing its influence in the world. As a Canadian politician recently said to me, “The U.S. has malaise.” Other nations are losing their respect for us, too, given our budget woes, dysfunctional government and the recent revelations that we have been spying on our friends. Even worse, we …
