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What do congressional minions actually do when they try to reconcile bills, anyhow?

September 6, 2023 congressional, Actually, they, bills, minions, reconcile, anyhow0 comment

The detailed work in Congress is done not by members, but rather by the 30,000-odd staff members. Right now, a group of overworked, and probably underpaid, minions are what they call “conferencing” over one of the most important yearly laws: the National Defense Authorization Act. Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with on of those former “minions.” Among other things, she was Senior Defense Adviser to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Michele Pearce is currently an attorney with Covington and Burling. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And we should say that you…

All congressional eyes focus on the great question: CR or government shutdown?

August 21, 2023 question, congressional, focus, government, Eyes, shutdown, great0 comment

Congress is still a couple of weeks away from returning to Washington. Still, pressure is building for members to resolve a difficult budget impasse, as the prospects for a lapse in appropriations also seem to grow. For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government’s Deputy News Director Loren. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And absence, I guess, makes their hearts grow fonder. And the debates are in some level continuing here on what they will do about the budget, correct? Loren Duggan That is correct. I…

An influential Congressional staffer is now a NAPA fellow

October 21, 2022 fellow, NAPA, Influential, congressional, staffer0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Among this year’s fellows added to the National Academy of Public Administration are several still-working, senior federal employees. One of them is prominent on Capitol Hill and the Federal Drive with Tom Temin had a chance to conduct this extended 17-minute interview with her. She’s Wendy Ginsberg, staff director for the Subcommittee on Government Operations of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: Staff director on a subcommittee. What…

Congressional Republicans Have Found Their Red Line

March 11, 2022 Republicans, Their, found, congressional, line0 comment

It was fair, last week, to question whether Republicans in Congress would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, because the party’s de facto leader was praising Vladimir Putin’s aggression as “genius” and “wonderful.” Yet instead of falling in line behind Donald Trump, most congressional Republicans have denounced Putin just as loudly as Democrats have. This fact would not have been surprising just a few years ago. But it’s one of the more meaningful distinctions that rank-and-file members of the party have drawn recently between themselves and the former president, a man…

Shift in Congressional majority could drive Democrats’ oversight agenda

January 26, 2022 agenda, Democrats, could, oversight, congressional, Majority, shift, Drive0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>PodcastOne</a>. People who track politics say the majority in Congress could switch next year from Democratic to Republican. If that’s the case, that prospect will drive the Democrats’ oversight agenda for the rest of 2022. Some congressional leaders have laid out their agendas on paper. For what agencies can expect, the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”>Federal Drive with Tom Temin </a>turned to Hogan Lovells attorney and former House Foreign…

Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area’s new congressional district – The Texas Tribune

October 19, 2021 Lloyd, Doggett, U.S., Tribune, Rep., congressional, District, Texas, Areas, longtime, Austin0 comment

Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area’s new congressional district The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to run in new proposed congressional district based in Austin Austin American-Statesman US Rep. Lloyd Doggett seeking to run in Austin’s new congressional district proposed in map KVUE.com US Rep. Lloyd Doggett to run in new Austin congressional district San Antonio Express-News Doggett looking to represent ‘a united Austin’ in new Texas district KXAN.com View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News