Mr. Nather Verified

David Nather covers the presidential elections and campaigns, and congressional leadership in the House and Senate for Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Weekly. [CR-LF]Press materials should be sent directly to CQ Weekly reporters. Editors do not wish to receive story ideas.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Nather specializes in the political overview of Congress, including the legislative agenda, the strategies of the party leaders and relations between Congress and the White House. He has also covered education and social policy for CQ, including the passage of the "No Child Left Behind" education act, and the debate over President Bush's faith-based initiative.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Prior to CQ, Mr. Nather covered health care legislation in Congress for the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. [CR-LF]This included coverage of Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and proposals to cover the uninsured and regulate managed care. He was also a reporter for The Dallas Morning News, where he covered aviation and the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. His articles have appeared in The Washington Monthly.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Nather holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in political science from The George Washington University.

Tweets by Nather