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LEE HAMILTON
Lee Hamilton: Our System Can't Work Without Compromise
If you’ve been paying attention to national news, you know that one of the big topics preoccupying Washington is a debate over lifting the debt ceiling. So, for that matter, is overhauling Social Security.
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 …
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 …
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.
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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 …
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.
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.
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.
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