Sarah Binder
@bindersab
Political scientist by day (and night), GWU and Brookings, Co-editor http://goodauthority.org
Apropos Senate Appropriations' 😉 hearing on Trump's proposed rescissions, re-upping my @BrookingsGov explainer on rescission politics. Trump's request is getting mixed reviews from GOP panel members brookings.edu/articles/trump…
Correcting my description of Senate reconciliation provisions that affect SNAP eligibility... x.com/bmckib/status/…
Senate parliamentarian never sleeps! More Byrd droppings! These Ag panel droppings will get most 👀: Mandating ⬆️ state $$ contributions to fund SNAP & banning undocumented from food benefits These Byrd calls very slightly shift OBBB to center. Angers hawks, but might help Thune
Now this is a great speech for a POTUS to deliver when he visits the Federal Reserve (in 1937). Watch FDR live! (starts at .22) sarahbinder.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/8/… Or read the whole speech here 🤓 presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/addr…
Does Edith Wilson count?
Trump is going to the Federal Reserve tomorrow, according to his schedule. Only three presidents have visited the Fed. FDR when its HQ building opened in 1938, Ford when a buddy of his became a governor, and George W. Bush for the swearing in of Ben Bernanke.
To be clear, *every* Treasury Secretary before Morgenthau wore 🧢🧢 — a seat on the Federal Reserve Board & Treasury Sec. Why no longer? Congress threw the TsySec off the Fed when it rewrote the law in 1935. Didn’t stop meddling in war and post/war interest rates tho!
As auditions to replace Powell intensify, Treasury secretary Bessent, a top contender despite leading the search process, has stepped up his criticism of the Fed in all areas but one: "The Fed’s food is much better" @arappeport nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/… @nytimes
framers would have been flummoxed by voting on a "rule"
Johnson heads to the floor. Tells reporters "This is the legislative process. This is exactly how I think the framers intended for it to work. We feel very good about where we are, and we're moving forward." Did not acknowledge shouted questions about whether he has the votes.
Leaders (secretly) (often) love the Byrd rule
Thune says Senate won't overrule parliamentarian ow.ly/MxBj106cYLn
TIL ... no special elevators, VIP dining room, or Italian 🐝🐝 beehives planned for the Fed's Eccles building renovation. Marriner can continue to RIP.
Ag Committee GOP still in the Byrd bath
Whoops - Senate GOP got ahead of themselves by announcing the parliamentarian had ruled in favor of their revised SNAP cuts. Ag Committee tweet has also been deleted
So much for that Nobel Peace Prize... Some thoughts on the war powers, via @goodauth. goodauthority.org/news/trump-ira…