August 5, 2013 WASHINGTON — The bipartisan group No Labels casts itself as a way forward to help fix partisan rancor on Capitol Hill and has a membership list that can often read like a “who’s who” of politically vulnerable representatives who want to be thought of as reach-across-the-aisle types. But with record-low approval ratings …
August 25, 2013 Amidst the noise, the posturing and the bitter partisanship, one hopeful sign has begun to emerge in Washington, D.C. Pledging a new attitude about meeting our nation’s challenges, No Labels formed in 2010 with goals of mobilizing Americans, building trust across the political divide and encouraging bipartisan cooperation in our nation’s capital. …
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There’s at least one thing that most Americans can agree on: Congress is dysfunctional and it’s hurting our country. Everyone has a pet theory for why Congress is broken — from too much money in politics to too little real competition for incumbents during elections. But few have any idea what to do about this …
August 5, 2013 WASHINGTON — With one of the safest seats in Congress, Vermont’s lone Representative, Peter Welch, could be easily forgiven if he gave up on trying to get anything done and joined in the partisan bickering that’s come to define the House. Welch is most definitely a liberal, and an unapologetic one at …
Wouldn’t it be great if more of our leaders in Washington, D.C., got to know each other across party lines to search for more agreement? Well, it’s actually happening in a small yet significant way. Introducing the “Problem Solvers,” about 80 members of Congress — many of them newbies — who have been meeting, building …
Recently two rare and positive events occurred on Capitol Hill. Individual members of Congress took bipartisan steps to break the political gridlock that has made this Congress one of the least productive in American history. First, 98 senators met in closed session in the Old Senate Chamber to discuss their opposing partisan views concerning the …
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson has stellar conservative credentials. A third-term congressman, he’s a Republican from Howard Township in Centre County, a little more than 20 miles from State College. He supports the rights of gun owners, opposes abortion and supports repeal of Obamacare. But Thompson, who represents about a third of the land mass in …
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