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LOUIS PECK

Contributor

Louis M. Peck has been a Washington-based reporter and editor for more than three decades, focusing on coverage of Congress, the federal bureaucracy and national politics. For 19 years, Peck was editor-in-chief of National Journal's CongressDaily, which he helped to found in 1991. Prior to that, he was a reporter in the Washington bureau of Gannett Newspapers and editor of Campaigns & Elections magazine. His writing also has appeared in Congressional Quarterly, the Baltimore Sun, and the American Journalism Review. Peck, who holds a B.A. in American history from Brown University, is a former visiting instructor in the Washington Program of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Recent Posts

America’s $320 Billion Shadow Government

Posted: 9/28/2011 12:00:00 AM

As the congressional “Super Committee” seeks to slash the deficit, Washington’s ever-expanding “shadow government” looms large as a target. Although the Tea Party and deficit hawks frequently comp…

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Budget Cuts Take a Toll on Federal Workforce

Posted: 6/27/2011 4:24:00 PM

President Obama once promised to make federal government service "cool" again, but for many rank and file employees, that promise has not been fulfilled.  With the loss of millions of private sect…

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Crazy Federal Rules Cost Business $1.75T a Year

Posted: 5/31/2011 11:01:00 AM

Since Gerald Ford in the mid 1970s, American presidents have routinely vowed to cut government red tape during tough economic times in response to outcries from the business community, but few hav…

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Debit Card Swipe Fee Rules Get Pummeled by Banks

Posted: 5/18/2011 3:23:00 PM

While the public is focused on the high-profile debate over spending cuts and the debt ceiling, one of the year’s fiercest lobbying battles is raging on Capitol Hill with huge economic implication…

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The Doormat for Congress—Washington, D.C.

Posted: 4/25/2011 11:04:00 AM

Things have simmered down since District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray was arrested earlier this month after leading a protest at the Capitol and lawn signs sprouted up declaring: “Congress: Don’…

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