US EditionThe inescapable answer to America's problems? Fix Congress
- Congress, controlled by Republicans, has met its own budget rules only four times in the last 50 years, most recently in 1997, mostly missing deadlines.
- This failure results from long-term decline in Congress fulfilling its legislative role, combined with Republicans being influenced by the president.
- As Congress abdicated its political functions, the executive branch steadily expanded power beyond constitutional authority, while lawmakers acted more like pundits or lobbyists.
- Specifically, Congress followed its budget process on time only once, in 1977, illustrating how infrequent timely action has become on key matters.
- Fixing Congress could improve American politics and help address growing national crises by restoring its constitutional role and accountability.
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Candidate for Congress Laura Benjamin: 'America Needs to Work for Everyday Americans'
Laura Benjamin of Eau Claire, the most recent entry into the 2026 3rd Congressional District race, says it’s time to make America work for working Americans. The former city council member and owner of a marketing and communications company, was a recent guest on our radio show, where she outlined her priority issues and the reasons why she believes Democratic primary voters will want to make a change next year when they decide who should take o…
Sen. Moody to Newsmax: Congress Must Be Able to Conduct Business
It's an unfortunate event, Moody said on Newsmax's Newsline. You have folks coming and disrupting the conversations about these really important issues and how we move forward as a country, a strong country that's being a good steward of fiscal dollars.
Congress, it is time to 'proper the ship earlier than democracy capsizes'
To the editor: I agree with columnist Jonah Goldberg (“The inescapable reply to America’s issues? Repair Congress,” Could 13). The one rightful treatment for the debacle that President Trump has created should come from members of Congress. Stage-headed Democrats and Republicans have the ability to proper the ship earlier than democracy capsizes. However many Republicans received’t do it out of worry for his or her political lives. So, the one d…
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