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What is “regular order” worth?

April 4, 2018
Image source: Washington Times By James M. Curry and Frances E. Lee Last month, Congress passed its latest omnibus spending deal, and it did so using legislative processes that… Read More
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Do constituents influence the work of legislators?

April 3, 2018
Image source: NYT By Philip D. Waggoner Decades of normative and empirical research on American representation has taken up the question of whether the represented actually influence the… Read More
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Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

April 2, 2018
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Gender parity and the study of Congress

March 29, 2018
Image source here By Colleen J. Shogan As Women’s History Month comes to a close, a fruitful discussion about women in the workplace and gender equity continues. American politics has… Read More
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Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Armed Services

March 26, 2018
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The Senate – At War With Itself? A discussion with Molly Reynolds and James Wallner

March 22, 2018
In this Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group session, Senate experts James Wallner and Molly Reynolds consider the reasons for the Senate’s dysfunction. The wide ranging discussion touches on partisan dynamics,… Read More
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Video: Congressional Budget Process Discussion with Maya MacGuineas and Philip Joyce

March 21, 2018
This Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group meeting took stock of the broken congressional budget process and likelihood of its reform with our budget expert guests, Maya MacGuineas and Philip Joyce. Read More
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Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

March 19, 2018
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Would a more competitive congressional budgeting environment improve program performance?

March 15, 2018
Image source: House Committee on Appropriations By Stuart Kasdin Many observers have suggested that the key to making government efficient and effective, operating more like a business, is competition. In… Read More
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Committee Sheet: House Committee on Appropriations

March 12, 2018
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