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Great thread from GAI's @mattglassman312.bsky.social simplifying the talking filibuster
Matt Glassman@mattglassman312.bsky.social · 7mo agoA fair amount of confusion about the talking filibuster comes from nomenclature; it messes people up b/c (1) minorities filibuster; but (2) the talking filibuster is described as a *majority* tactic ("the GOP should use the talking filibuster.") Let's straighten this out. 1/
You'll want to join Senior Fellow @mattglassman312.bsky.social on his detailed and nerdy (complimentary) tour of a day in the life of the House Floor. Part 1 is here: gai.georgetown.edu/a-day-in-the...
A Day in the Life of the House Floor - The Government Affairs Institute
One thing that confuses a lot of people—and also happens to be pretty hard to get a good layman’s explanation of on the internet—is what exactly is happening on the House floor day-to-day. Honestly, t...
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GAI Fellow Katina Slavkova just published a new piece that offers some context for President Trump's massive $1.5T defense funding request for FY27 and assesses its likely path through Congress gai.georgetown.edu/proposed-def...
Proposed Defense Spending: Understanding the Sticker Shock - The Government Affairs Institute
In early January, President Trump announced that his administration will ask Congress to approve a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027. Beyond the sticker shock, recent reports ha...
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Senior Fellow @mattglassman312.bsky.social talked to Roll Call about the DHS shutdown rollcall.com/2026/02/19/s...
When is the shutdown ‘snapping point’? Don’t ask the House
In the midst of a fierce fight over Trump’s immigration policies, some in the House are hoping that history won’t repeat itself.
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A privileged resolution from the rules committee that would block the ability to bring other privileged legislation to the floor is scheduled to be considered in the House today. It's a good time to get straightened out on "privilege" in the House! blog.mattglassman.net/straightenin...
Straightening you out on "privilege" in the House
Today, the House is expected to consider a privileged resolution from the Rules Committee with a special order of business, part of which would block the abi...
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Confused about the "talking filibuster" suddenly being in the news this week? Let Senior Fellow @mattglassman312.bsky.social explain... fivepoints.mattglassman.net/p/talking-fi...
Talking Filibuster Explainer
Probably more than you wanted to know
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Parliamentary nerd note: limitation provisions in approps bills need to be properly scoped; DHS has (more or less correctly on the law, though not in spirit) argued the congressional oversight of facilities demanded in the annual act does not apply to ICE funds in OBBBA. 1/
NEW: Senior Fellow @joshhuder.bsky.social writes about the challenges to Mike Johnson's speakership: logistical, political, personal and structural gai.georgetown.edu/nobody-knows...
Nobody Knows the Trouble Mike’s Seen - The Government Affairs Institute
Mike Johnson has had a rough time leading the House of Representatives. Under his speakership, Republicans set the record for the number of failed special rules (votes speakers use to bring bills to t...
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Better late than never! GAI is on Bluesky. Hope you like talking about Congress...
