The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is hemorrhaging staff. Why?
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) took over as chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee from Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO). Over… Read More
ICYMI: More work, fewer staff. Goldschmidt and Kosar discuss congressional capacity
Listen to Kathy Goldschmidt (Congressional Management Foundation) and Kevin Kosar (R Street Institute) the discussion on Federal News Radio at https://custom.federalnewsradio.com/interviews-shows/fedtalk-doing-more-with-less… Read More
Why We Do Not Need a More Powerful Presidency
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
Video of Meeting on Congress and Evidence-Based Policy
The July 17, 2017 meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group examined the use of data and analyses in policy-making. Questions considered included: “What are the challenges Congress faces… Read More
Video of Meeting On: Does Congress Have the Capacity it Needs to Conduct Oversight?
Envisioned by the founders as the “first” branch of government, Congress has the responsibility of overseeing and managing the other two arms of our constitutional system. And yet, as the… Read More
House Legislative Branch Appropriations Open Hearing, May 3, 2017
To its great credit, the House’s legislative branch appropriations subcommittee held an open hearing where anyone with an interest in legislative branch spending could have their say. This is… Read More
Rep. Ken Buck on the Federal Budget Accountability Act
By Kevin R. Kosar Rep. Ken Buck, R-Co, introduced H.R. 1999, the Federal Budget Accountability Act in April. It is a short bill — barely two… Read More
An Uncomfortable Reality… Congress Needs More Staff
At the Ripon Society Forum, Kevin R. Kosar writes: Mark Twain famously remarked, “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat… Read More
Podcast with Michael Golden Regarding Congressional Reform
Image source: http://michaelgolden.me/podcast/ Understandably, politics, policy (military, health, etc.), and re-election tend to swamp the minds of those who serve on Capitol Hill. What tends to get crowded out is thinking… Read More
ICYMI: Group Strives to “Make Congress Great Again”
Photo credit: Tom WIlliams/CQ Roll Call Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call published a very fine article on the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group. You may read it at http://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/group-strives-make-congress-great… Read More