Want a Better Budget Process? Make It More Open and Deliberative

June 15, 2017
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

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September 19, 2016
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

September 14, 2016
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

September 8, 2016
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”

June 30, 2016
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