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The wrong way to address climate change
The Senate is now debating a climate change bill, typically referred to as the "Lieberman-Warner" bill, referring to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Sen. John Warner (R-VA). Technically, we think they'll end up considering a [...]
Defense earmarks
Each year Congress considers the "defense authorization bill." This bill gives the U.S. military its legal authorities. The House passed this bill last Thursday. One provision in the bill would attempt to limit the President's [...]
A messy end to a bad farm bill
Now let's look at last week's farm bill procedural snafu. Last Wednesday we thought the farm bill veto would be straightforward: Congress passes the farm bill conference report and sends it to the President. There [...]
President Bush vetoed the farm bill
I wrote the following last Wednesday evening, in anticipation of a straightforward farm bill veto. Little did I know the procedural snafu that would arise. I have since edited it and written a follow-up. I [...]