The Spirit of Community
OPINION: Hope for a More Effective Congress
New evidence of relationship building and compromise that emerged as part of deliberations to avert the fiscal cliff are clearly a positive development that must be replicated throughout Congress.
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the various events associated with the opening of the 113th session of Congress. As a guest of Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland's Congressman for the Eighth District, I was able to witness first-hand this biennial tradition. Those representatives and senators who were either re-elected or were selected by the voters of their respective districts for the first time will now begin the challenging task of helping to govern our great nation. Like many others, I hope that the next two-year session of Congress will ultimately prove to be far more productive than the session that just concluded. Looking back, the ineffectiveness of the 112th session of Congress will certainly be seen as legendary, rivaled…
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Chris Megert
6:44 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Ran a small business. The problem can't be fixed tomorrow however I don't think the smartest folks are going to solve any issue unless the.incentive is lower the debt increase income for the Country. If I thought my voice would be heard I'd work on it in more depth feel free to help me see what I am missing. Yes it's a start. Sorry more ›