Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Lee Hamilton

Lee Hamilton: America turning its focus inwards
Lee Hamilton: Real challenges lay ahead
Lee Hamilton: This time was supposed to be different
Lee Hamilton: Where the presidency is headed
Lee Hamilton: Candidate are off, and running for 2016
Lee Hamilton: We need both insiders and outsiders in Congress
Lee Hamilton: Congress shows encouraging action
Lee Hamilton: Change needed now on money in politics
Lee Hamilton: For the media, traditional values still matter
Lee Hamilton: Learning how to be a citizen
Lee Hamilton: The president calls the shots with the budget
Lee Hamilton: Can we have a regular Congress?

You probably didn't notice, but the Senate passed a milestone a couple of weeks back. Before 2015 was a month old, senators had already had a chance to vote up-or-down on more amendments than they did in all of 2014.
Lee Hamilton: It'll never be time for term limits on Congress

It didn't get much attention at the time, but the elections last November did more than give Republicans a majority in the U.S. Senate. Voters also added to the ranks of people on both sides of Capitol Hill who believe members of Congress should serve a limited number of terms.
Hamilton: Looking forward by looking back

With the 114th Congress just underway, the political world is focused intently on the road ahead. Taxes, trade, immigration, climate change, job creation, the Affordable Care Act there's a long list of issues and one burning question: whether a Republican Congress and a Democratic President can find common ground.
Hamilton: Now It's Time to Focus on Growing the Economy

Recent economic news has been broadly reassuring. Retail sales are strong, November saw the best job gains in three years, the federal deficit is shrinking, the stock market is robust, and the Fed is expressing enough faith in the economy that an interest rate bump next year is considered a certainty. Yet the public remains unconvinced.
Hamilton: Look Up, Americans, It's Not As Bad As You Think

We are one glum country. Trust in the federal government is at historic lows, according to Gallup. More than half of the respondents to an October Rasmussen poll think our best days are behind us. And just a few weeks ago, an NBC/Wall St. Journal poll found that the one thing Americans agree upon whatever their race or circumstances is that the system is stacked against people like them.
Hamilton: Some Thoughts on Governing

I have been working in or around government for over 50 years, and if you asked me to boil down what I've learned to one sentence, it is this: Governing is much harder work than most people imagine. This doesn't excuse its lapses or sluggish rate of progress, but it does help explain them.
Hamilton: What Makes A Strong Lobbyist

Because of its power to influence public affairs, the press has long been known as "the Fourth Estate." But I think the media may have been displaced. These days, it's lobbyists who seem to carry the most clout in Washington.