John Fortier

Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

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Research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

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President Obama has invited  future House Speaker  John Boehner  and Senate Minority Leader  Mitch McConnell  to the White House two weeks from today, while the lame duck session of…

The Lame Duck Congress and the Republican Agenda

President Obama has invited future House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to the White House two weeks from today, while the lame duck session of…

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Republicans claim a voter mandate to cut federal spending, but what programs do they have in mind? The big gorillas are  Medicare  and  Social Security .

The New Congress and the Old One's Unfinished Business

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