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Zach Wamp, Former Congressman, on the Fundraising Problem
Source: Wikipedia Conservative Zach Wamp (R-TN, 1995-2011) writes: “The ugliest truth is that our ‘representatives’ of the people spend as much as half their time raising money. Members of Congress owe… Read More
Get Your “Make Congress Great Again” Hat
Our “Make Congress Great Again” hats now come in red and blue. If you want a hat, e-mail your name, address, and preferred color to: operations@rstreet.org. Read More
ICYMI: What Calling Congress Achieves
Illustration credit: Oliver Munday, New Yorker. Kathryn Schulz of the New Yorker writes: “Americans vote, if we vote at all, roughly once every two years. But even in a slow… Read More
Whither the Conference Committee?
Source: CSPAN3. Professors Hong Min Park, Steven S. Smith and Ryan J. Vander Wielen recently presented a monograph, “The Changing Politics of Conciliation: How Institutional… Read More
House Votes to Increase Appropriations for Permanent Committees
Phillip Lohaus, Daniel Schuman and Mandy Smithberger report: Today [March 8, 2017] the Committee on House Administration took a small but important step to restore the House of Representatives… Read More
Congress Needs to Take Back its War Powers in the Fight Against ISIS
On the R Street Institute Blog, Kevin Boyd writes: “We’re not considering any boots-on-the-ground approach,” then-President Barack Obama said during an Aug. 30, 2013 news conference about the situation… Read More
Congress and Fiscal Control
The way it is supposed to work, in short. Source: Congressional Research Service At the Library of Law & Liberty, Kevin R. Kosar writes: “Indubitably, our nation’s finances are… Read More
When Unified Government Just Isn’t Enough
Illustration credit: Wikipedia. by Rob Oldham Don’t sound the alarm just yet, but it looks like the Republican Party’s policy agenda might be in trouble. Without a 60-member Senate… Read More
Is Speaker Ryan leading too much?
By Joshua C. Huder The debate to repeal and replace Obamacare was always going to be a serious test for congressional leaders. Reorganizing an eighth of the economy has massive… Read More
Promoting Transparency and Stakeholder Engagement in an Era of Complex Government
By Jarrett Dieterle It is a well-known tenet of democracy that citizens must have access to information about the government’s activities, as well as the means by which… Read More