Washington Post (March 20)
“The proposed purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel has done something few issues can do in Washington: forge a bipartisan consensus…. Members of both parties are absolutely molten about the prospects of a 123-year-old American manufacturer flying a Japanese flag.” They shouldn’t be. This is electioneering. “As long as the plant and the jobs there are protected, as Nippon Steel has promised, who owns it doesn’t really matter — unless you’re a politician.”
Tags: Bipartisan, Consensus, Electioneering, Japan, Jobs, Nippon Steel, Plant, Politician, Protected, Purchase, U.S. Steel, Washington
New York Times (July 30)
“Mr. Biden has managed to do what Mr. Trump repeatedly promised but never could pull off: move forward on a big-spending, bipartisan deal to rebuild American roads, bridges, water pipes and more.”
Tags: Biden, Big-spending, Bipartisan, Bridges, Deal, Pipes, Promised, Pull off, Rebuilding, Roads, Trump, U.S., Water
Washington Post (March 5)
“This week’s report by a bipartisan commission on artificial intelligence is an early sign of what could become a major shift in America’s economic strategy: Without much public debate, the United States is moving toward what amounts to a U.S. version of industrial policy to compete with China on technology.”
Tags: AI, Bipartisan, China, Commission, Compete, Economic strategy, Industrial policy, Major shift, Public debate, U.S.
Washington Post (April 22)
During his visit to London, President Obama has been somewhat controversially urging the British to remain in the EU. “British leadership in the world is very much at stake. And because it really is a matter of profound, bipartisan, long-term U.S. interest that Britain remain a European power and thus a world power, Obama is right to take the risk and say so.”
Tags: Bipartisan, Controversial, EU, London, Obama, Risk, U.S., UK
Los Angeles Times (June 25)
“Billions of dollars of property damage along the Eastern Seaboard. Sharply reduced yields of corn, wheat and soy at Midwestern farms. Rising sea levels threatening military installations in Southern California.” A bipartisan report entitled Risky Business quantifies these and other climate change risks in an attempt “to push what has been a highly politicized issue into corporate boardrooms for serious consideration.” Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg were just two of the prominent leaders backing the report.
Tags: Bipartisan, Bloomberg, Climate change, Corn, Hank Paulson, Property damage, Risks, Risky Business, Sea levels, Soy, U.S., Wheat, Yields
Los Angeles Times (December 22, 2013)
Following previous battles, one of which recently shut down the U.S. Government, many were encouraged that both parties cooperated in Congress to smoothly pass a budget before the New Year. It would, however, be naive to assume this heralds a new spirit of bipartisan cooperation. “Next year is unlikely to get better, for one simple reason: It’s a congressional election year…. Getting Democrats and Republicans to agree on anything will be harder than ever.”
Tags: Bipartisan, Budget, Congress, Cooperation, Democrats, Election, Government, Republicans, U.S.