Week in Review, or Sizing up the State of the Union
The President kicked off this Valentine’s Day week by delivering his first State of the Union (SOTU) speech of his second term. While the SOTU would normally be delivered to Congress in tandem with the President’s FY 2014 budget request, as previously reported that submission won’t take place until at least March due to delays [...]
Week in Review, or Super Bowl Surprise
Fans and players enjoying the Super Bowl last night were caught by surprise early in the third quarter when half of the electricity in the New Orleans Superdome went out. While waiting for the power to come power back on, I had my eye on Twitter, which was flooded almost immediately with tweets about improving [...]
Week in Review and Return of the Cherry Blossoms!
State of Play The cherry blossoms returned to Washington last week, along with members of Congress after their spring recess. While negotiations on federal spending levels continued, Democrats and Republicans appeared to be coalescing around a spending bill with $33 billion in cuts from current levels, much less than the $61 billion in cuts included [...]
Week in Review, or Recess Reprieve
State of Play Last week’s recess allowed members of Congress to retreat to their home states, where they surely received feedback from their constituents on the spending battles still being waged inside the beltway. Members return to DC this week, kicking off the two-week countdown to April 8th when current federal spending runs out. If [...]
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