Events
National Urban Policy: Is a New Day Dawning?
One of President Obama's first orders of business in office was to create a White House Office of Urban Affairs to coordinate the various agencies working on pieces of urban policies. Mercedes Marquez of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and experts outside the government takes stock of the efforts to date.
Mixed Records of Success for Joint Committees
If a camel is a horse designed by a committee, is a duck-billed platypus a duck conceived by a bipartisan, joint committee of Congress? We may soon know, as the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction is mandated to report additional budget savings of at least $1.5 trillion over the next decade by Nov. 23.
Taking Stock of House-Senate Differences
I am often asked about the differences between the House and Senate. Sometimes I jokingly respond, “Do you have another hour?” However, some political scientists make the case that the two bodies have become more alike.
How Do Presidential Campaigns Affect Capitol Hill Agendas?
March 17, 2008 By Don Wolfensberger,Roll Call Contributing Writer
Trade Promotion Authority on Slow Track to Renewal
May 7, 2007 By Don WolfensbergerRoll Call Contributing Writer
New House Adopts Its Rules in the Dark
The adoption of House rules on the opening day of a new Congress is a perfunctory and partisan exercise that gets little attention. It hasn't always been that way, writes Don Wolfensberger.