In Search of Sharp Elbows
As the Senate preps for a monster floor debate, senior budget reporter Jack Fitzpatrick will be on the lookout today for the perfect storm of legislative wishing and partisan knifing.
Senators will caucus over lunch this afternoon, a Capitol Hill routine that includes leaders facing a swarm of microphones and cameras while many in the rank and file skirt the crowd of hungry journalists.
Fitzpatrick will be paying special attention to comments from the minority party — they’ve got scant hope for getting any amendments onto the budget resolution, but numerous opportunities to frame their ...