Congress must return to regular order to fix itself
Lee Hamilton argues Congress faces deep seated problems including obstructed voting, overuse of omnibus bills, and power concentrated in leaders. He says lawmakers must restore regular order with committees hearings amendments and negotiation to address major issues and serve the public effectively.
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U.S. House
Freedom Caucus
Capitol Hill
Washington
Congress
House
NBC
Senate
Lee Hamilton
Indiana University School of Global and International Studies
IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives
Clinton Defends Benghazi Role as Gowdy Attacks Blumenthal
The column critiques Rep. Gowdy for a narrow focus on Sidney Blumenthal and Libya during Benghazi hearings. It argues Clinton remained poised and truthful, contrasting her calm demeanor with GOP conduct. It notes GOP security cuts and predicts a political setback for Republicans.
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Benghazi
Trey Gowdy
R S.C
Sidney Blumenthal
Libya
Gowdy
Blumenthal
Stevens
State Department
Jason Chaffett
Utah
Hillary Clinton
Accountability Review Board
Tom Pickering
Adm
Mike Mullen
Board
Joe Conason
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Under Scrutiny
The Legislative Finance Committee criticizes high spending by the exchange with limited consumer benefits. The report notes 78 million spent on marketing and IT with court and federal mandates shaping costs, and enrollment lag with about 55 000 residents enrolled versus an 80 000 projection. Amy Dowd defends corrections and cost controls ahead.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee
Exchange
Santa Fe New Mexican
Thewellnm. Com
Health Insurance Exchange
Amy Dowd
New Mexico
Barack Obama
Dowd
Labels and Lanes Clash in City Streets Debate
A letter writer defends Complete Streets which serve pedestrians cyclists and transit users against car centric suburbs. The piece cites Albuquerque East Downtown as a positive example while contrasting it with faster multi lane highways and a separate note laments Congress budget fights urging corporations tax rate return to 1950s levels.
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Harold Morgan
Smart Growthamerica. Org
Albuquerque
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