executive order

Trump Executive Action Shows Why Congress Should Federalize More of Unemployment Insurance

President Trump’s August 8th executive action creating a new supplemental weekly unemployment benefit has created mass confusion.

August 12, 2020Tracy Gordon

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Executive Privilege, Budget Consequences, and Rolling with the Taxes

Shutdown, Omnibus Spending, Continuing Resolution : So many choices in the wake of an Executive Action. The newly emboldened GOP ( or is it? ) has several options when responding to last night’s executive order on immigration issued by President Obama. After its Thanksgiving break, Congress will

November 21, 2014Renu Zaretsky

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“Dead Reform Walking:” On Fairness, Immigration, and Spending

A Senator says “ no way ” to a bill that won ’ t see December ’ s light of day. As far as the lame-duck Congress is concerned, the Marketplace Fairness Act is dead: House Speaker John Boehner assured as much last week . Senator Ted Cruz has added his two cents (tax-free) insisting it is the “height

November 19, 2014Renu Zaretsky