The Executive and Congress

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This Politico article relates to our class conversation about the relationship between Congress and the Executive Branch. It postulates that Obama’s strategy from here on out will be to let Congress take the lead on the deficit talks, in order to bring Republicans (who don’t want to seem to be allied with the president) to the table. The author of the article predicts that this move will return power to committee leaders who will, from now on, move the bills though Congress with minimal help from the White House.