So many powers. Source: Archives.gov. Daniel Stid, “The Hidden powers of the people’s branch: Passing legislation isn’t the only way Congress can check an unruly president,” Washington Monthly Excerpt: “An… Read More
Spending decisions long have been tricky. Joseph Keppler, “The opening of the congressional session,” Puck , 1887. Source: Senate.gov By Tony McCann Congress is increasingly caught between two powerful desires. Read More
Tick-tock goes the Senate clock. Source: Standing Rules of the Senate . By James Wallner Senate Rule XXII requires an affirmative vote of “three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and… Read More
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer invite you to a hack-a-thon! The event will bring together a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, Congressional staff,… Read More
Read more or get a copy. New: Michael Pertschuk’s When the Senate Worked for Us (Vanderbilt University Press, 2017). Excerpt from Lee Drutman’s review of the book, “Congress wasn’t… Read More
At the October 2017 meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group, Casey Burgat, Lee Drutman, Peter Hanson, and James Wallner examined and interpreted calls for “regular order” in the appropriations… Read More
Rachel Bade and Elana Schor, “Capitol Hill’s sexual harassment policy ‘toothless,’ ‘a joke’,” Politico Congressional Institute, “Dissatisfaction with Congress at an all-time high. The Congressional Institute has some… Read More
By Jean P. Bordewich The Senate Rules Committee is in crisis. The alarming statistics on its staff turnover, published by LegBranch.com, should worry anyone concerned about creeping congressional… Read More
