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<title><![CDATA[David Winston - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/34818.xml</link><description><![CDATA[David Winston]]></description><category domain="34818">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Voters Elected Republicans To Fix the Biden Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/09/22/voters-to-republicans-fix-the-biden-economy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the economy, unhappy voters are telling Republicans one very clear thing: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Remember why we elected you. Fix the Biden economy.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Republicans Show Up Without Trump on the Ballot?]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/09/16/trump-on-the-ballot-will-it-help-republicans/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s GOP convention, President Donald Trump told the enthusiastic crowd he had a problem. He told them that when he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not on the ballot, they say his people don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t show up in big numbers to vote for other Republicans, putting their majorities in the House and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Big-Money Bust May Be a Game Changer]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/09/02/big-money-bust-game-changer/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kamala Harris spent well over $1 billion in her abbreviated 107-day presidential campaign two years ago, a huge sum. But on Election Day, the sitting vice president found her image was underwater. According to exit polls, her favorables were at 46 percent and her unfavorables were at 52...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Should Be Wary of 'Vote Blue No Matter Who']]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/08/05/will-el-sayed-play-in-pontiac-come-november/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Could Mike Rogers have asked for a better outcome in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary? Doubtful. A photo finish campaign with one of the most extreme Democratic candidates squeaking out the narrowest of wins over an opponent supported by most of the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s establishment.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[One Year In, How Are Republicans Doing Selling the BBB?]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/07/14/one-year-in-how-are-republicans-doing-selling-the-bbb-to-voters/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last September, I wrote a column called '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Why Republicans still need to close the deal on the BBB.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Autopsy of the DNC Campaign Autopsy]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/06/03/an-autopsy-of-the-dnc-campaign-autopsy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Without a thorough post-mortem, Democrats are left without any information about what might work in 2028]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Blue Wave? Or Red Save?]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/04/22/blue-wave-or-red-save/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Will 2026 be a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'blue wave'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' election for Democrats?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Artemis II: Back to the Future]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/04/14/artemis-ii-back-to-the-future/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Watching the Artemis II make its historic 10-day journey farther into space than any human before reminded me that great exploits, achieved with courage and vision, often inspire but, perhaps more important, can also unify us as a country and as a shared planet.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Epic Fury Is Justified, But Americans Will Need Convincing]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/03/04/trumps-big-bet-on-operation-epic-fury/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The attack on Iran has put a clear question front and center for this country and our allies around the world:'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Given Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s long and bloody history of support for terrorism and its nuclear weapons obsession, which poses an existential threat not just to the region but to the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Economic Progress Report Kicks Off the Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/02/25/trump-economic-progress-what-next/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Reconciling improving inflation stats to the real-world buying experiences of American consumers has proven to be a challenge for this White House, but Tuesday night marked a welcome change, as President Donald Trump kicked off his 2026 midterm economic argument to voters.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Another Democrat Shutdown: Is It Groundhog Day Again?]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/01/27/democratic-shutdown-groundhog-day-again/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Technically, Punxsutawney Phil emerges next week to predict an early spring or more grim winter. But for all practical purposes, Congress is once again facing its own version of Groundhog Day '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the possibility of yet another partial government shutdown at the end of this week.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Improving on Biden's Economy Was Easy. Voters Want More]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2026/01/21/the-electorates-inflation-report-card-january-update/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The November election is going to be about the economy unless something apocalyptic happens. So how is the economy doing?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Electorate's Inflation Report Card: 3 Factors To Watch]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2025/12/10/electorate-inflation-report-card-three-factors-to-watch/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The economy is usually the key issue in any election, and 2026 does not look to be an exception.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Did We Get Here? A Reality Check for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2025/10/22/the-shutdown-how-did-we-get-here/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats had an opportunity to make these enhanced health care subsidies permanent during the Biden years, but chose not to]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democratic Party Owns Biden's Failure]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2025/04/02/democrats-resistance-strategy-elections-trump/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Progressive Democrat Pramila Jayapal told a recent town hall that the Department of Government Efficiency effort wasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t about reducing the size and cost of the federal government.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Path to Victory for Trump Is Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2024/08/14/the-path-to-victory-for-trump-is-policy-not-personality/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Four Things To Watch For Thursday Night]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2024/06/26/the-debate-preseason-is-over/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is likely going to be the most important presidential debate any of us will ever see. There are plenty of unknowns at this point a day out, but for me, the biggest question is whether the debate revolves around the personal attributes of the candidates or the key issues the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Status With Voters Has Reached Red Alert Status]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2024/06/05/biden-channeling-hillary-clinton-campaign-strategy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It has been a disappointing spring for the president. Historically low job approval numbers, especially for his handling of the economy. Inflation, driven by food and gas prices, remains above 3 percent. Antisemitic protests disrupting campuses and two wars still raging with no end in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden&rsquo;s SOTU Was Beyond Belief. Just Ask Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2024/03/13/bidens-state-of-the-union-was-beyond-belief-just-ask-voters/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is This the Year Montana Republicans Oust Tester?]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2024/02/14/is-this-the-year-montana-republicans-oust-tester/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Daines won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t repeat the mistakes of previous GOP campaign chiefs]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Another Day, Another Bleak Poll for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/11/08/another-day-another-bleak-poll-for-biden/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In politics, they say you can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t beat somebody with nobody. Monday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s New York Times-Siena College poll may have proved otherwise. The Times'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' survey of six battleground states featured head-to-head ballot tests, pitting a generic Republican candidate against President Joe...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House GOP Has the Number 1 Issue on Their Side]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/10/18/the-one-thing-thats-going-right-for-house-republicans/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s time for House GOP members to get back to touting their economic message]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inflation Data Shows Americans Aren't Buying Bidenomics]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/09/20/latest-inflation-data-shows-americans-are-still-not-buying-bidenomics/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August inflation numbers showing that, year-over-year, inflation increased by 3.7 percent, up from 3.2 percent in July. It was the second consecutive month of rising prices and growing voter dissatisfaction.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voters Ask: Is Anything Working in America?]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/09/13/voters-ask-is-anything-working-in-america/</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://rollcall.com/2023/09/13/voters-ask-is-anything-working-in-america/]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the movie '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Apollo 13,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' everybody remembers the moment an oxygen tank explodes putting the spacecraft and the lives of the astronauts at great risk. The NASA team, faced with a catastrophic failure, is in turmoil when Gene Kranz, NASA flight director, takes charge and focuses...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why GOP Candidates Should Go Positive at the Next Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/09/06/why-gop-candidates-should-go-positive-at-next-2024-debate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here is why talking about policies and why they could beat President Biden is a winning strategy at the next GOP presidential debate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Chaos of the 2024 Election]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/07/19/the-chaos-of-the-2024-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Be it Joe Biden or Donald Trump, the early race for the White House looks predictable in how unpredictable it will likely be.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP 2024 Primary: More at Stake Than the White House]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/07/12/republican-presidential-primary-more-at-stake-than-just-the-white-house/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican primary voters cannot let their loyalty to Donald Trump make them forget about controlling the House and Senate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Bidenomics' Won't Fix President's Economic Problems]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/06/28/bidenomics-wont-fix-presidents-economic-problems/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden's big economic speech on Wednesday is likely to be more misleading than inspiring.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump vs. Biden II: The Rematch Voters Don't Want]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/06/21/trump-vs-biden-ii-the-rematch-voters-dont-want/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters are sour to the notion of Donald Trump or Joe Biden running for president again. The question is how do they choose one?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Debt Talks: Fiscal Discipline vs. No Negotiation]]></title>
							<link>https://rollcall.com/2023/05/10/debt-talks-fiscal-discipline-vs-no-negotiation/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Winston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[House Republicans flipped the script on President Joe Biden when they passed a debt ceiling bill, yet he still will not negotiate with them.]]></description>
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