Sens. Dean Heller (R-NV) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) have sent a letter to Leaders Harry Reid (D-NV) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging them to have more bipartisan full Senate meetings. It is noteworthy that Sen. Heller had co-authored this, as he is a member of the bipartisan group of No […]
The nonpartisan group No Labels held a press conference today that announced, via a QR code, a new package of government reform bills. Nine new pieces of legislation aim to combat government waste and fix the budget process. This includes No Labels’s signature reform, No Budget No Pay. TKNN’s Chief […]
As part of a bipartisan deal to prevent the nuclear option on filibusters, Republicans agreed to let a vote on several of the President’s nominees. One of those nominees was Thomas Perez, a Justice Department Assistant Attorney General who was nominated to be the next Secretary of Labor. However, the […]
“Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis and President Clinton signed it into law. The House intervened in this case because the constitutionality of a law should be judged by the Court, not by the president unilaterally. While I am obviously disappointed in the ruling, […]
Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) today announced a new amendment to the Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill. Their amendment is intended to shore up support among Republicans, who have been less likely to support the bill. The amendment could also help the bill if it makes it to […]
