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Warning Should Trigger Action on Growing Costs

By Sen. Judd Gregg
Special to Roll Call
March 9, 2008, 11:59 p.m.

"Trigger" is not just the name of Roy Rogers’ horse or Willie Nelson’s guitar. In the halls of Congress, a world far removed from the Wild West and country music, it is a word that should make those charged with safeguarding our economy for future generations sit up and take notice.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

Warning Should Trigger Action on Growing Costs

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