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Kevin Kosar

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

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LegBranch.org Beach Read: Congress at War

August 17, 2020
A great read that shows the critical role Congress played in getting President Abraham Lincoln to take a tougher stand on slavery, and how our national legislature acted to build… Read More
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ICYMI: Improving congressional oversight

August 13, 2020
The power to investigate is key to Congress’ ability to inform the public, legislate wisely, and carry out other duties assigned to it by the Constitution. The Supreme Court described… Read More
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Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power

August 12, 2020
The title of this publication gives the impression that John Yoo is a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, but the book must be judged by the content and analysis… Read More
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Legbranch.org Beach Read: The Reports of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

August 11, 2020
Reports Adopting Standardized Formats for Legislative Documents Assignment of Unique Identifiers for Reports Filed by Registered Lobbyists Comparative Print Project Feasibility of Establishing a Congressional… Read More
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ICYMI: Zoom web conferencing platform available for House offices

August 7, 2020
Sending Office: Chief Administrative Officer of the HouseSent By: caocommunications@mail.house.gov Dear Colleague, Effective Monday, July 27, the Zoom for Government Web Conferencing platform will be available for Member, Committee, and… Read More
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What’s really driving the national debt?

August 6, 2020
Last week, Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis tweeted an idea for a “fun data project:” “For every senator give them a deficit score. / What is the net deficit as scored by… Read More
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ICYMI: The House Modernization Committee keeps on keepin’ on

August 5, 2020
The Modernization Committee held three virtual discussions with guest speakers to discuss staffing reform, the congressional schedule and calendar, Congressional Member Organizations (CMO’s), and staff diversity. Video of the… Read More
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Want to be an innovation fellow for Congress?

August 4, 2020
TechCongress is building its next class of paid fellows. Hurry—there is less than 3 weeks to apply! See https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-innovation-fellows for details and instructions. Read More
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Capitol Hill Work from Home Guide

August 3, 2020
CapitolHillWFHGuideDownload… Read More
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Podcast: How the House Committee on Administration is trying to help get the chamber back to work safely

August 1, 2020
Source: RodneyDavis.House.gov Listen here House Committee on Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R, IL) recently spoke with Tom Temin of Federal News Network in mid-July. The… Read More