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Kevin R. Kosar

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As seen in: AEI - American Enterprise Institute, Understanding Congress, Apple Podcasts, CNN, Medium, MSN, The New York Times, Fox News, Scribd, The Washington Post, TIME, USA Today and
Thinktanker/@aei. Editor of UnderstandingCongress.org Last book: Congress Overwhelmed: Congressional Capacity & the Prospects for Reform. Tweets & typos = mine.
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Who Were the House Appropriations Committee Surveys and Investigations Staff and What Did They Do? (with Matthew Dull)

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By Kevin R. Kosar, Matthew Dull
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
The topic of this episode is, “Who were the House Appropriations Committee Surveys and Investigations Staff and what did they do?” More than a decade ago, a friend and longtime veteran of Capitol Hill informed me that he had received a contract to work for the House Appropriations Committee Surveys and Investigations staff. I had no idea who these folks were, despite all the years I had spent working for Congress.
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Congress is struggling to get its work done and a new report argues for 21st-century upgrades

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By Kevin R. Kosar
| The Denver Gazette Verified
The news coming from Capitol Hill over the past couple of weeks has left much to be desired. Congress has had difficulty discharging its lawmaking duties. The Senate’s appropriations committee is at loggerheads over how much spending to authorize. The impasse is hindering Congress’s ability to pass the dozen spending bills and avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1. Additionally, the CIA and other national security authorities have lost the power to conduct warrantless searches of foreign persons.
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Things Fall Apart: My Review of How We Disappear

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By Kevin R. Kosar
| Beverages, Books, and More
How We Disappear: A Personal History of Information Thomas S. Mullaney W.W. Norton, 2026. “A U.S. dollar bill, turned 90 degrees and tattooed top-to-bottom, edge-to-edge, with Psalm 23. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Right next to it, a small slip of paper, creased and soft, covered with six digit numbers. What did they mean?” Thomas Mullaney found these items in his deceased grandfather’s wallet, which his late father had kept in his desk.
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