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BPC Event: Evidence-Based Policymaking: Next Steps

September 15, 2017
The final report is available at https://www.cep.gov/content/dam/cep/report/cep-final-report.pdf . Wednesday, September 20, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington,… Read More
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ICYMI: Why Congress Must Not Let the Debt Limit Crisis Go to Waste

September 14, 2017
Brookings Institution’s Stuart Butler writes: “‘Must pass’ legislation to increase the debt limit has long been used as the vehicle to pass other urgent or controversial bills, including changes in… Read More
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From Staff Cuts to Lagging Technology, Congress Has a Capacity Problem

September 13, 2017
Casey Burgat writes at Brookings Institution’s FixGov Blog: “Congress has convened for one of the busier sessions it has faced in decades. But can it do its job? “A… Read More
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Why We Do Not Need a More Powerful Presidency

September 12, 2017
Casey Burgat and Kevin Kosar write in Washington Monthly: “Once upon a time, we had a legislative branch that could help govern. The House and Senate had long-serving leaders… Read More
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ICYMI: The Course of the Confirmation Process Isn’t Supposed to Run Smoothly

September 11, 2017
James Wallner writes at the Library of Law & Liberty: “To the extent that obstruction and delay make it harder for a majority party to operate in the manner… it… Read More
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ICYMI: Should the House of Representatives Follow Its Own Rules?

September 8, 2017
The Congressional Institute’s Mark Strand and Tim Lang write: “Although the House of Representatives adopts rules on the first day of each new Congress, the Chamber frequently votes to… Read More
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ICYMI: Congress’ Collective Action Problem and Shortage of Legal Brains

September 7, 2017
Illustration credit: https://nznoblog.org.nz/ Michael Stern, former Senior Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, writes: “Since at least the end of the Second World War, Congress has been at a substantial… Read More
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Follow LegBranch.com On Twitter

September 7, 2017
We now have our own account: https://twitter.com/legbranch —please follow us!… Read More
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A Beginner’s Guide to Senate Rules

September 6, 2017
James Wallner’s first white paper for R Street is available at http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/107.pdf… Read More
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ICYMI: Congressional Budget Office Head Defends Agency’s Work

September 5, 2017
Government Executive‘s Charles S. Cook writes: “The Congressional Budget Office, which has been threatened with staff cuts by Republican lawmakers upset with its forecasts on the impact of repealing… Read More