In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s recent fundraising along the East and West coasts, the Republican National Committee has released a new web ad claiming the Democratic presidential nominee is…
…a look at the Committee system. Any bolding is mine. pg. 6 Committee Referrel and Rule 14 The Senate’s standing committees play an essential part in the legislative process, as…
…spoke to the committee on April 13 but has not talked with the members on the record. In a statement, committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and vice chair Liz Cheney…
…physicians what they already k new, Depakote was a very valuable medication for “off-label” (unapproved uses). In the irony department, prescribing and administering Depakote for off-label uses is legal, and…
…information about products’ energy use. Label is voluntary, and Congress ordered it The Energy Star label is voluntary for products that meet certain efficiency levels, and differs from Department of…
by Bruce Webb Press release from the House Ways and Means Committee dated Saturday July 18th. CBO Scores Confirms Deficit Neutrality of Health Reform Bill Washington, D.C. — The Congressional…
This item raised my eyebrows when I saw it. Joshua Tucker at The Monkey Cage points out that the Republicans are proposing we do exactly that. The idea (NYT, emphasis…
Favorite papers from the 2008 AEA in New Orleans (all PDF, ungated): Emily Haisley on lottery tickets and perception. I heard about this paper before reading it. Such a simple…
…AAA rating. Those tranches are called “super senior” because they are senior to AAA. Sometimes they were informally called AAAA rated. This is nonsense. The lowest value “super senior” tranche…
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security, Robert Reich Blog, Robert Reich Since Angry Bear has a well known expert on Social Security in the name of Dale Coberly,…