Lee Hamilton
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The justices and the scramble for cashMay 07, 2014 5:01 am - Many trends in American politics and government today make me worry about the health of our representative democracy. These include the decline of Congress as a powerful...
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Government as innovator? You bet!Apr 20, 2014 5:01 am - Five years ago, the federal government spent $169 billion to fund basic research and development. This fiscal year, it's down to $134 billion. People who believe in publ...
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A broken system en route to failureApr 10, 2014 5:01 am - In 1965, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, Wilbur Mills, brought legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid to the floor of the U.S. House. That...
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Congress must be repaired from withinMar 26, 2014 5:01 am - These are hard times for Congress. Its approval ratings have seen a bump from their historic lows of a few months ago, but it's a small one. Our representative democracy...
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Where Congress falls short, and where it doesn'tMar 19, 2014 5:01 am - At a public gathering the other day, someone asked me how I'd sum up my views on Congress. It was a good question, because it forced me to step back from worrying about ...
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An alternative to the imperial presidencyFeb 25, 2014 4:01 am - In his State of the Union speech to Congress last month, President Obama drew widespread attention for pledging to use his executive authority to advance his priorities....
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In new budgeting, the demise of policy, rise of powerJan 24, 2014 4:00 am - Now that Congress has its immense, $1.1 trillion bipartisan funding bill in hand, Capitol Hill is breathing easier. They ended the specter of a government shutdown for t...
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Trust is a pillar on which government standsJan 10, 2014 4:00 pm - Of all the numbers thrown at us over the course of last year, one stands out for me. I hope we can avoid repeating it this year. That number is 12. It’s the percentage o...
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Congress still isn’t being responsibleDec 20, 2013 4:00 am - Congress is winding down its historically unproductive session with a small flurry of activity. It’s a welcome change, but so long overdue that it can’t possibly make up...
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Why doesn’t Congress aim higher?Dec 05, 2013 4:00 am - Congressional budget negotiators are moving to meet a Dec. 13 deadline to produce, well, something. For weeks, we’ve been told to keep expectations low. There’ll be no “...