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Charles Tiefer
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Charles Tiefer is professor emeritus at the University of Baltimore School of Law. He was assistant Senate legal counsel and general counsel (acting) of the House of Representatives
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Understanding the Tricks Republicans Could Use to Try to Make Trump’s Tax Cuts Permanent
Republicans may not allow the Senate Parliamentarian to get rid of one of the biggest and most procedurally invalid provisions of the bill.
06.24.25 | 2:48 pm
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Trump Has Ordered Safeguards Stripped From Procurement As Pentagon Prepares To Spend $1 Trillion
A former member of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan warns of a coming perfect storm of waste, fraud and abuse.
04.28.25 | 9:37 am
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Sneaky Math Gimmicks Foreshadow Republican Plans To Run Roughshod Over The Senate
04.14.25 | 1:25 pm
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How The ‘Holman Rule’ Allows The House To Fast-Track Proposals To Gut Government Programs Without Debate Or Much Thought At All
03.07.23 | 9:26 am
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