Want a Better Budget Process? Make It More Open and Deliberative
Source: Congressional Research Service. James Wallner writes at the Washington Examiner: “The budget process should be structured so that those interested in an outcome can freely participate in deliberations… Read More
Video: Meeting on Amendments and the State of the 21st-Century Senate
On September 19, 2016, the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group had its fourth meeting. There were thirty five attendees. James Wallner and Molly Reynolds both spoke on amendments and the Senate… Read More
Materials On Senate Amendments for the September 19, 2016 Meeting
Our presenter is James Wallner, the author of the white paper, “Unprecedented: Informal Rules and Leader Power in the U.S. Senate.” Additional helpful reads are: Christopher M. Davis, “The… Read More
RSVP for the September 19, 2016 Meeting
Monday, September 19, 12pm Capitol Visitors Center Topic: Amendments and the State of the 21st Century Senate Speaker: James Wallner, Ph.D., Group Vice President, Research, The Heritage Foundation Discussant:… Read More
James Wallner’s “Unprecedented: Informal Rules and Leader Power in the United States Senate”
James Wallner’s white paper, “Unprecedented: Informal Rules and Leader Power in the United States Senate,” analyzes how Senate majority leadership uses amendment proposal precedents to control Senate deliberation. Read More