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Monthly Archives: November 2010
S01E13: The New START Treaty
The New START Treaty is undoubtedly one of the most significant items on the docket for the lame duck session of Congress. The previous treaty expired on December 5th of last year and the President has vowed to get the … Continue reading
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S01E12: The Tester Amendment to S. 510 the Food Safety Bill
There are several reasons that we decided upon the Tester Amendment to the Food Safety Bill for episode 12 of 90 Second Summaries. First and foremost, the amendment is a significant one that is essential to understanding this piece of … Continue reading
[UPDATE x2] Lame Duck Round Up
With 90 Second Summaries, we aim to cover policy items due to receive close attention in the coming weeks and months that are not being properly explained by most of the press corps. As a result, over one third of … Continue reading
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S01E11: Unemployment Insurance Extension
One page summary below the fold…
No Episode This Week
With Congress one week away from returning for its lame duck session, we decided to focus our efforts on preparing our transparency tools for that period. Therefore, we did not release a 90 Second Summary episode this week. We will … Continue reading
S01E10: the Fair Tax Act
At Main Street Insider, we often seek out bills to cover whose common-sense logic transcends partisan divisions. In the case of the FairTax, we go the other direction, covering a proposal drawing broad skepticism from left and right alike. We … Continue reading
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