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Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Finance

May 7, 2018  ·  LegBranch Team
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress

May 4, 2018  ·  Marian Currinder
Image source here By Marian Currinder Leadership Lindsey McPherson, “Conservative Groups Rally Behind Potential Jim Jordan Speaker Bid,” Roll Call: “House Freedom Caucus founder Jim Jordan may not be… Read More

Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer: How their past rivalry helped shape the future of leadership races

May 3, 2018  ·  Marian Currinder
Image source: Politico By Marian Currinder Earlier this week, Nancy Pelosi said she has “no intention of walking away” if Democrats win majority control in November, stating that it’s… Read More

Quick Hits: Budget and appropriations reform resources

May 2, 2018  ·  LegBranch Team
On Monday, the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform unveiled a new website. The website “will provide a source for general information and updates as… Read More

Democratic decay, legislative diplomacy, and the House Democracy Partnership

May 1, 2018  ·  LegBranch Team
Image source: HDP By Ryan Dukeman Until very recently, “democratic backsliding” was a term consigned mostly to the annals of academic theory, concerned chiefly with perceived “democracy deficits”… Read More

Committee Sheet: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

April 30, 2018  ·  LegBranch Team
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress

April 27, 2018  ·  Marian Currinder
Image source here By Marian Currinder Leadership Heather Caygle and Nolan D. McCaskill, “‘It’s not gonna be business as usual,’” Politico: “Black lawmakers are starting to agitate for more… Read More

When Congress won the American people’s respect: Watergate

April 26, 2018  ·  Philip Wallach
Those of us who make our livings trying to improve the state of American politics must constantly strike a balance between realism and hopefulness. There are a lot of… Read More

Can Member Characteristics Predict Committee Oversight Activity?

April 25, 2018  ·  LegBranch Team
Image source By Brian D. Feinstein Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress last week drove home the gulf in outlook between Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. Companies like… Read More

Social media’s polarizing effects

April 24, 2018  ·  LegBranch Team
Image source: NYMAG By Kevin Wagner Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimony in front of Congress illustrates two very important points about social media. Every member of Congress knows they have… Read More