Bill Foster: “As one of two Ph.D. scientists in Congress, I always look to the research and data when making decisions.”

The good news is that macroeconomic policy is working as designed.

Do you remember with AIG, the real problem with AIG falling into bankruptcy is that it would immediately put a bazillion of the European banks into violation of their capital requirements, which was major contagion that----

If you made it anonymous, you would allow Members to sort of probe support for centrist legislation.

This made the discharge petition much more effective at its intended purpose, which is sort of to operate as a safety valve against, you know, the Speaker's rather dictatorial power.