On the Road - 'Congress Debate' Club Announced
According to the New York Times members of the US House will be debating issues, like HS debate teams in heir home districts.
In cooperation with two outside organizations, the chairmen of the Democratic Caucus and the Republican Conference have agreed to a series of debates away from Capitol Hill to give some of the policy wonks serving in the House the opportunity to challenge one another over the big issues of the day, beginning with the economy later this month."I look forward to the battle of ideas, not insults," said Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the Democratic caucus and a lawmaker capable of both.
If it sounds a little like high-school debate club, with four Democrats and four Republicans squaring off through a moderator on a college campus and relying on their index cards, it might be. One organizer mumbled something about modified Oxford style rules and wasn't referring to the shirts. But if it is nerdy, so be it.
Full Story. The first debate is scheduled for Feb. 25 at George Washington University
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