The House of Representatives is plowing through dozens of proposed amendments to the bill aimed at cutting $100 billion from the federal budget for the remaining months of Fiscal Year 2011. Why is this ‘open rule’ allowing unlimited amendments so significant? Are the proposed amendments mostly legitimate or are some lawmakers just trying to stall the process? We ask Georgia Rep. and House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Tom Price. Rep. Price will also explain his three amendments, including calls for the end of funding for the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Archives for February 17, 2011
Three Martini Lunch 2-17-11
Greg Corombos and National Review’s Jim Geraghty cheer heartily as Chris Christie brings a dose of reality to Washington. They worry about what Iran might be doing through its Suez mischief and enjoy the public groundswell of support for a Robocop statue in Detroit.