Replacing definitions. Important but not "massive."
> Hundreds of billions on re-framing our transport system.
They spend hundreds of billions most years. It's part of the FY budget, is it not? They included a few billion dollars for additional grant projects.
> (Like every major airport in the country is being renovated and expanded.)
Like ATP. Are you referencing ATP? It's a grant program.
> What is your standard for meaningful legislation?
Look at all the places where the lack of a Chevron doctrine is being decried as a tragedy. Perhaps, start there?
> It’s trivial to quantify; the minutes are public.
That they meet I'm sure is a recorded fact. You said they were "buzzing." Compared to previous years? With more than just reauthorizations?
> With the CRA, the Congress never actually ceded any power. Just initiative.
Once the initiative is taken through a court and precedent some measure of power is lost until congress finds the initiative again. Which is not always a guarantee given it's political structure and lengthy vacations.
> there is no legislative push to reinstate Chevron by statute.
Per the article: "Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) introduced a bill in the upper house seeking to codify the Chevron Doctrine under a law duly voted by Congress."
Replacing definitions. Important but not "massive."
> Hundreds of billions on re-framing our transport system.
They spend hundreds of billions most years. It's part of the FY budget, is it not? They included a few billion dollars for additional grant projects.
> (Like every major airport in the country is being renovated and expanded.)
Like ATP. Are you referencing ATP? It's a grant program.
> What is your standard for meaningful legislation?
Look at all the places where the lack of a Chevron doctrine is being decried as a tragedy. Perhaps, start there?
> It’s trivial to quantify; the minutes are public.
That they meet I'm sure is a recorded fact. You said they were "buzzing." Compared to previous years? With more than just reauthorizations?
> With the CRA, the Congress never actually ceded any power. Just initiative.
Once the initiative is taken through a court and precedent some measure of power is lost until congress finds the initiative again. Which is not always a guarantee given it's political structure and lengthy vacations.
> there is no legislative push to reinstate Chevron by statute.
Per the article: "Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) introduced a bill in the upper house seeking to codify the Chevron Doctrine under a law duly voted by Congress."