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Event Series from Bipartisan Policy Center — Modernizing Congress: Progress and Prospects
The Bipartisan Policy Center is holding an event series on modernizing Congress beginning January 28th. Learn more here and details below from BPC: Congress is an underperforming institution—hindered by… Read More
Event: U.S. Capitol Police – Past, Present and Future
This Friday, the Article One Coalition is hosting an event on the U.S. Capitol Police. You can RSVP here. When: Jan. 15, 2021 2:00pm-3:00pm ETWhere: Zoom webinarWho: Moderator: Chris Marquette, Congressional… Read More
RSI’s Governance Program Supports the Capitol Hill Community
The violence at the Capitol last Wednesday was appalling to all of us who value civil discourse and respect institutions and procedural norms. We share in the anger and frustration… Read More
The Day that Jolted Congress Back to Life
(This piece originally appeared in Inside Sources.) The mob that breached the United States Capitol yesterday did unforgivable violence to one of our nation’s most hallowed spaces. But its… Read More
A Primer on the Capitol Police: What We Know From Two Years of Research (from Demand Progress)
Daniel Schuman, policy director for Demand Progress, has a must-read in his First Branch Forecast on the Capitol Police in light of yesterday. Excerpts: Today armed Trump supporters… Read More
Congress needs to revive itself
American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar Kevin Kosar penned an op-ed in The Hill about why Congress must “revive” itself. He writes: Something surprising happened on the floor of the House… Read More
All I Want for Christmas is…Reconciliation Reform
Today marks the third anniversary of the signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 into law. Enactment of this legislation was a major policy victory for… Read More
Modernization Committee Extended Through 117th Congress
Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (@ModernizeCmte) would be extended through the 117th Congress. From the Modernization… Read More
Congress needs to curb presidential power. Here’s how it can start to.
George Will writes in the Washington Post about the powers and responsibilities vested in the House and Senate as well as recommendations for strengthening the bodies from the Select… Read More
Congress must modernize itself
Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee wrote an opinion piece in The Hill about Congress modernizing itself. From the column: Congress remains closely divided after neither party won… Read More