Blog Posts (page 100)

Don Wolfensberger writes in the Hill: “House Republicans are reportedly considering bundling all 12 regular appropriations bills into an omnibus measure and passing it prior to the August… Read More

Ever since Arthur Schlesinger’s 1973 book coined the phrase, the so-called “imperial presidency” has been a perennial topic of our national political discourse. At a time when the American… Read More

Source: Congress.gov By Tony McCann Overview Staff plays an essential role in the appropriations process as in all legislation. The legislative process, however, requires members to cast a recorded… Read More

Source: Russell Mills and Jennifer Selin, 2017. It is becoming more widely acknowledged that Congress has a staffing problem. While the executive branch employs more than 4 million people,… Read More

Source: Wikipedia Money and Congressional Capacity Previously, the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group has examined aspects of congressional spending on its staff and resources. This session, we consider two… Read More

Want to learn more about how to conduct oversight? Then have a look at this volume. “The Congressional Research Service (CRS) developed the Congressional Oversight Manual over30 years… Read More

At the R Street Institute Blog, Jarrett Dieterle writes: “A recent paper by Matthew Glassman of the Congressional Research Service lays out a primer on the history of the… Read More

R Street Institute’s Casey Burgat writes: It is not breaking news that most Americans are pessimistic about Congress. This negativity is reflected in Congress’ dismal 20 percent approval… Read More

Brookings’ Curtlyn Kramer writes: “Less discussed in a conversation about U.S. government personnel is the legislative branch, where Congress also relies on a large staff to support its… Read More