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The legislative filibuster isn’t going anywhere any time soon
By Joshua C. Huder It’s a nuclear week in the Senate. Majority Leader McConnell has hinted that he has the votes to go “nuclear” on Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the… Read More
What Members of Congress Think Is Wrong With Congress
For those who feel Congress is in need of some modicum of reform, we should read carefully the words of those who experience first-hand the problems found within the… Read More
Proposed: An Office of Evaluation Within the GAO… And Evidence-based Policy
Fifty years ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote in the Public Interest of a “crisis of confidence.” In short, the federal government had for decades spent funds to improve… 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
Will Congress Finally Reassert Its War Powers?
Photo credit: Wikipedia. At the American Conservative, Daniel R. Depeteris writes: “An increasing number of lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are finally beginning to come to grips with this embarrassing situation. Read More
How Unusual: The House Twice Had Highly Divided Votes Over… Approving Its Journal
On Thursday and Friday of last week (March 23rd & 24th), the House of Representatives twice divided sharply over whether to approve its Journal. This was unusual. The… Read More
Data Coalition Testifies on Forthcoming OPEN Government Data Act
Photo credit: Data Coalition. Hudson Hollister, Executive Director of the Data Coalition, testified before Congress this week regarding new legislation. “The DATA Act of 2014, which Ranking Member Cummings, then-Chairman… Read More
Upcoming Events on Congress and Technology
From the Congressional Data Coalition: “#HouseOfCodeClear your schedule Tuesday, April 4th, from 4:30-7:30 to celebrate the accomplishments of 123 Members of Congress who participated in the 2016… Read More
A Congressional Staffer Makes a Case for the First Branch
Eric Harris, communications director for Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis), took to Sunday’s Washington Post “Outlook” page. He writes: “As a communications director for Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), answering… Read More
Next Meeting on April 12: Does Congress Have the Capacity It Needs In Foreign Affairs?
The eighth meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group is on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 12pm in the Capitol Visitors Center. The subject to be discussed is, “Does… Read More