Domestic Policy II

HR 3 dies...then, HR 1836 and the magic of reconciliation
In 2003, HR 2
Expiration ... and extension

The situation in January 2008:

Response:  HR 5140 -- largely unorthodox lawmaking

Then came the crash

An estimate that came back to bite:

In 2009, Congress passes HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, aka "the stimulus" From Sinclair: "The 2009 bill traversed a somewhat more orthodox course, at least on the surface."

Why did Collins, Specter, and Snowe vote for it?

Boehner was unhappy about the conference report:





 Other kinds of issues: the issue-attention cycle