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Shadegg-Coburn Plan Has Merit but Falls Short

As a conservative who has often thought liberals had too little concern about constitutional limits on government action, I was pleased to see that Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) has finally persuaded a Senator, Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), to join him in supporting legislation requiring a bill’s sponsors to specify which of the Constitution’s “enumerated powers” justifies the proposed action.

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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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30 Hill Aides to Know

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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.

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