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Tag Archives: legislative summary
Starving the Beast: Cut, Cap and Balance
The debt limit is a largely symbolic check on excessive borrowing which in the past has been frequently raised with little to no controversy. Such periodic increases are necessary to keep the government running and paying its bills, regardless of … Continue reading
S02E05: Net Neutrality
This week, we examine two proposals that aim to prevent the FCC from establishing or enforcing any rules or regulations on internet service providers. Currently, all bandwidth use must be treated as equal. This standard has long been cherished by … Continue reading
S02E04: H.R. 3 Compared to Hyde
You will notice that this episode, unlike all previous ones, is sponsored. We would like to thank GovTrack.us for helping us afford to keep producing 90 Second Summaries. If you are interested in sponsoring one or more episodes in the future, … Continue reading
Season 2 Premiere: Transparency Provisions of the New House Rules
We’re back with the Season 2 Premiere! This season will have double the suspense, double the hilarity, and it just might move you to tears… Okay, not really. Our 90 Second Summaries will be what they always were, a clean … Continue reading
S01E15 – The Merkley Proposal (Season Finale!)
Last week, in part one of our two-part series on filibuster reform, we examined the Constitutional Option to allow majority approval of rules changes. This week, in the 15th and final episode of Season 1,we look at the most prominent … Continue reading
S01E14: The Constitutional Option
We’re nearing the end of our first season and to finish it off we are providing a couple summaries relating to changing the filibuster. Today we look at what is called the “Constitutional Option,” which applies only to the first … Continue reading
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
S01E11: Unemployment Insurance Extension
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S01E09: H.R. 1670, Community Choice Act
Disabled Americans tend to be a benign political constituency that most believe deserve attention, yet they are all too often ignored in the political process. The current top legislative priority of this group, the Community Choice Act, is no exception. … Continue reading
S01E08: The Expiring Bush Tax Cuts
We’ve been hearing quite a lot in the media recently about the fate of the “Bush tax cuts”, and who wants to do what with them. But in typical media fashion, we generally haven’t been hearing what the Bush tax … Continue reading
