Author: Kevin Kosar

Last month, Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ) gaveled the Senate to order. The clerk then read a communication from Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) declaring Helmy authorized to perform the duties of the chairman. Thereafter, the Garden State senator announced to the handful of chamber staff who were the only other occupants of the…

President Joe Biden’s White House recently delivered to Congress its “Mid-Session Review” of the federal budget. The bottom line in this late July document was bad: The deficit for 2024 is projected to be $1.87 trillion and the nation likely will be $37 trillion in debt by the end of the year. This news arrived…