The Senate – At War With Itself? A discussion with Molly Reynolds and James Wallner
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
Video: Molly E. Reynolds discusses her book, Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate
The Hoover Institution’s Director of Washington Programs, Michael G. Franc, interviews author Molly E. Reynolds on her latest book, Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the… Read More
Review: Molly Reynolds’ Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Reform in the Senate
By James Wallner The Senate has changed considerably in recent years. So too has our understanding of how its members make decisions. Traditionally, the leading scholarship on the Senate… Read More
Capitol Hill Lunch: Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate
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Video of Meeting On: Congressional Procedure and Policymaking
The Brookings Institution’s Molly E. Reynolds led the discussion of legislative procedure and policymaking at the September 2017 meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group. Dr. Reynolds is… Read More
ICYMI: Brookings Panel On Procedure and Politics
On August 2, Brookings brought together a panel of experts to discuss procedural politics in the early days of the 115th Congress. Focusing specifically on two of… Read More
Confused by Reconciliation? Read This.
Molly Reynolds writes at the FixGov blog: “With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) planning to try to begin debate on the Republican health care bill Tuesday, lots… Read More
What Is the Obamacare Repeal Resolution?
Was the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act repealed this week? What is all this talk about reconciliation and vote-a-rama? The answers to these questions and more are in Molly… Read More
Experts Call Upon Senate to Stabilize Committee Staff
The Honorable Mitch McConnell, United States Senate The Honorable Harry Reid, United States Senate The Honorable John Cornyn, United States Senate The Honorable Dick Durbin, United States Senate October 18, 2016… 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