Iran Sanctions, Homeless Veterans, and More from CRS
Recent reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview, June 14, 2011
Mandatory Spending Since 1962, June 15, 2011
Veterans and Homelessness, June 15, 2011
Iran Sanctions, June 22, 2011
Congressional Oversight Manual, June 10, 2011
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We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
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