CX DEBATE
Updates to think about:
11/2-11/7
This has been a tough weeks for the Politics DA.
As you undoubtedly heard by now, in the wee hours of Friday morning, the Senate passed a two year budget agreement (the House previously passed it) that authorizes increases defense and social spending and raises the debt ceiling, removing two key Politics issues.
McConnell removed a third issue — the Ex-Im Bank — when he refused to bring stand alone Ex-Im legislation to the floor.
A fourth, cyber security, is also arguably resolved, with the Senate passing the CISA bill, though the Senate’s bill must be reconciled with the House bill.
Perhaps a Politics DA to write would be:
This DA does have a novel link story — Right now Paul Ryan, the newly elected Speaker of the House, will with Mitch McConnell move legislation, but if Ryan does something early to alienate the conservative base (pass surveillance legislation through a deal with McConnell), it will threaten the overall agenda. Ideally, this DA could use a better impact, but it is what is available now - impact: Omnibus Spending Bill.
11/2-11/7
This has been a tough weeks for the Politics DA.
As you undoubtedly heard by now, in the wee hours of Friday morning, the Senate passed a two year budget agreement (the House previously passed it) that authorizes increases defense and social spending and raises the debt ceiling, removing two key Politics issues.
McConnell removed a third issue — the Ex-Im Bank — when he refused to bring stand alone Ex-Im legislation to the floor.
A fourth, cyber security, is also arguably resolved, with the Senate passing the CISA bill, though the Senate’s bill must be reconciled with the House bill.
Perhaps a Politics DA to write would be:
This DA does have a novel link story — Right now Paul Ryan, the newly elected Speaker of the House, will with Mitch McConnell move legislation, but if Ryan does something early to alienate the conservative base (pass surveillance legislation through a deal with McConnell), it will threaten the overall agenda. Ideally, this DA could use a better impact, but it is what is available now - impact: Omnibus Spending Bill.