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Is Congress Broken? Not Necessarily
By Richard M. Skinner William F. Connelly, Jr., John J. Pitney, Jr., and Gary J. Schmitt, Is Congress Broken? The Virtues and Defects of Partisanship and Gridlock (Brookings Institution… 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
Congressional Staff: Want to Learn How to Conduct Oversight?
Then grab a free copy of this new edition of When Congress Comes Calling, which was published by the Constitution Project. This manual was written… Read More
OPEN Government Data Act Moves to Senate Floor After Markup
Legislation requiring federal agencies to publish their data online in a searchable, nonproprietary, machine-readable format has been cleared for the Senate following a May 17 markup by the Senate… Read More
Article I Restoration Resolution Introduced
Rep. Warren Davidson, R-OH, introduced the Article One Restoration Resolution on May 17. The legislation, he stated in a “Dear colleague” letter, “would require each relevant authorizing committee to… Read More
Is the Senate’s Russia Investigation Moving Too Fast?
The Washington Post‘s Paul Kane writes: “Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), the chairman and ranking minority party member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, are… Read More
Three Years In, What Does the DATA Act Tell Us About Agency Spending?
Trying to figure out exactly how much money the federal government spends long has been an exercise in futility for those few brave souls who endeavor to try it. Read More
Come to the May, 23 Meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group
Does Congress Have the Capacity it Needs to Conduct Oversight? RSVP Envisioned by the founders as the “first” branch of government, Congress has the responsibility of overseeing… Read More
House Committee on Appropriations Announces Legislative Branch Hearings
House appropriators will hold hearings on spending next week (May 17 and 18). The schedule and invited witnesses may be seen at http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/?CatagoryID=34776… Read More