Cord Byrd: “If an excess of outlays over receipts were to occur, Congress can require that any shortfall must be made up during the…”

I am saddened to learn that Mr. Johnny H. Killian has passed away. Mr. Killian was a highly regarded, highly admired, and highly utilized specialist in American public law at the Congressional Research Service. For more than four decades…

certain dates on the calendar carry special meaning. These are great and glorious days that are given to devoted reverence and are a cause for recognition and adoration. Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, and New Year's Eve are a few dates…

this week, March 1 through March 7, is National Peace Corps Week. It marks the 49th anniversary of this unique and important government agency. When proposing the creation of the Peace Corps to Congress, President John F. Kennedy declared…

I oppose the Shelby amendment. In our zeal to protect consumers from egregious banking and lending practices, I fear the Senate is paying too little attention to basic constitutional tenets. The Shelby amendment proposes to create a…