On Diversity of Top Staff, Senate Republicans Outpace Democrats

March 30, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Republican lawmakers already are running away from President Trump's proposed budget cuts. Rachel del Guidice has that story—and another on Senate Democrats' failure to live up to their rhetoric on staff diversity—while Romina Boccia argues that our debt means Congress must cut spending. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is the subject of dueling press conferences, and Caleb Ecarma has highlights. Plus: Jamie Bryan Hall on the economic effects of one "bathroom bill," and Ryan T. Anderson on a conservative vision of social justice.
News On Diversity of Top Staff, Senate Republicans Outpace Democrats "We have one of the most diverse staffs in the Senate, and that means you get more information with different perspectives than my other colleagues, which has been very helpful," Sen. Tim Scott says. Read More
News Trump's Budget Cuts Face Resistance From Republican Lawmakers "I doubt there'd be a lot of appetite for dramatic cuts this year," Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn says. Read More
News Why These GOP Senators Aren't Concerned About Democrats' Threat to Filibuster Gorsuch "The Democrats will not succeed in filibustering [Gorsuch]," says Sen. Ted Cruz. Read More
Commentary The Debt Limit Suspension Has Expired. Here's What Trump, Congress Should Do. The consequences of our current fiscal trajectory are indisputably negative for millions of Americans. Economic growth alone will not be enough to right the ship. Read More
Commentary Conservatives Do Believe in Social Justice. Here's What Our Vision Looks Like. Rightly understood, social justice is about fulfilling our duties to the various societies of which we are a part, and it is about the state respecting the authority of the many societies that make up civil society. Read More
Commentary Neil Gorsuch: An Independent Judge the Court Needs Democrats complained that Gorsuch did not provide enough hints about how he would rule on certain issues. But that's a reason for confirmation, not against it. Read More
Commentary The Truth About the Economic Impact of North Carolina's 'Bathroom Bill' "North Carolina's 'bathroom bill' will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a dozen years," reported the Associated Press. Here are the facts. Read More
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