In 2023, Congress enacted a total of just 27 bills, the fewest since 1932. There are various reasons why Congress took 724 votes in 2023 but ended with its least productive session in more than 90 years. At the heart of the problem, however, is the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and the stranglehold on Republicans exercised […]
In 1994, Republicans, led by Rep. Newt Gingrich, won control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Republicans have had five Speakers in the nearly three decades since. Four of the five left their positions prematurely. The Tea Party movement and the House Freedom Caucus became major factors in an ongoing disruption that has […]
Representative George Santos (R-NY) was indicted on Wednesday on 13 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making false statements to Congress. Santos “has lied repeatedly about matters large and small. While fabrications about his religion, education, and college sports career may not be legally actionable, making false statements on government filings are, as is obtaining money […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 11, 2023 On Wednesday, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was arrested and charged with 13 federal crimes – seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making false statements to Congress. With so much in the news this week […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 9 , 2023 Dominion Voting Systems has provided a public service for the American people. As a result of its pending defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Dominion has laid bare the extraordinary con game that Fox carried out in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election and that continues today. Fox elevated and […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | March 2, 2023 Kevin McCarthy got the votes he needed to become House Speaker in January by giving the extremist wing of House Republicans pretty much everything they wanted. In doing so, he empowered the most extreme of these House Republicans, including Representatives Jim Jordan, Scott Perry, James Comer, Marjorie […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | January 19, 2023 We knew this was coming. Last year, there were signals that Congress would have to deal with increasing the debt limit ceiling sometime in the second half of 2023. “Extraordinary measures” could extend that deadline closer to the end of the year. Today, much earlier than expected, we hit the […]
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