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Was bipartisanship at play in Biden’s first 100 days? Here are 10 examples “The narrative on bipartisanship today is it’s this widget that we’re after,” said James Wallner, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute and editor of Legislative Procedure [2], which covers how congressional procedure impacts policy outcomes. “Like, if you look at how Biden talks about it, it’s like, we have to have bipartisanship. Well, maybe, maybe not, it depends on what we’re talking about!” … “This Republican versus Democrat, red versus blue polarization narrative really clouds our abili...

GOP eyes new strategy to derail Biden infrastructure plan Alexander Bolton © Greg Nash Sen. Lindsey Graham (D-S.C.) Republicans say President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package will have a tough time getting through the Senate intact because of several key provisions that will open the legislation up to parliamentary challenges under the arcane Byrd Rule. GOP lawmakers plan to raise numerous procedural objections to the eventual bill, arguing that various elements violate the special budgetary rules Democrats plan to use to pass the measure in the 50-50 Senate wi...

Commonwealth takes first steps towards new compensation fund for asbestos victims updated 1 James Wallner, pictured with wife Linda, was exposed to asbestos in his childhood home. ( Share Print text only Cancel Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has written to the friends and family of a Canberra mesothelioma sufferer who grew up in a "Mr Fluffy" house, saying federal bureaucrats were actively investigating a new fund for compensation. Key points: James Wallner contracted mesothelioma after living in a Mr Fluffy home as a child and being exposed to asbestos He could not claim compensation t...

ADVERTISEMENT But none of the Republicans are likely happy to see their reputations tarnished by the group’s fundraising appeal. “Senate RINOs are calling it quits!” the group exulted in an email last week asking for money. “The mainstream media believes these departures are a loss for the Republican Party, but they actually create a unique opportunity to replace weak Republicans next year with strong conservatives who will truly fight for our principles and values,” it said. Toomey has been a reliably conservative vote in the Senate but voted in February to convict former President...

R-Street’s James Wallner [2] joins Boyd to comment on the complications of the current coronavirus stimulus bill and explain the process it has to take as it works its way through lawmakers’ hands. The $1.9 Trillion stimulus package is set for House vote  [3]within days and faces new hurdles, including terms like a parliamentarian, reconciliation, and the standards of the Byrd rule. Wallner gives our listeners a 101 of the mechanism of progression [4]. Endnotes “ James Wallner”: https://www.rstreet.org/team/james-wallner/ “The $1.9 Trillion stimulus package is set for House vo...