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Peter DeFazio
September 16, 2022
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Timothy Noah
Strike Settled. Now Let’s Nationalize the Railroads.
Did you know that railroads are the most profitable industry sector in America? No, that’s not a good thing.
December 8, 2021
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Grace Segers
The 2022 Midterms Are Shaping Up to Be a Blue Wave—of Retirements
With partisan redistricting favoring the GOP and an increasingly “toxic” environment on Capitol Hill, more and more Democrats are opting to leave the House.
August 4, 2021
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Grace Segers
This Is How Infrastructure Week Might
Finally
End (in the Senate, at Least)
The incredibly true story of how a BIF could become a BIB—which would be a BFD, indeed.
August 2, 2021
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Grace Segers
The Congressman Behind the House Infrastructure Bill Is Miffed About the Bipartisan Deal
Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is frustrated by the way the Senate has warped his original bill.
February 8, 2011
Jonathan Chait
Republicans To Heighten The Contradictions
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Jonathan Chait
Democrat Proposes To End Individual Mandate
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