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Members of Congress may not look like their constituents, but they do look like their parties
Image source: Washington Post diversity map By Charlie Hunt Does the “People’s House” look like the people? This question has been addressed from many different perspectives and the answer is… Read More
Are some constituent communications more likely to receive high-level attention?
Image source: New Yorker By Matthew J. Geras and Michael H. Crespin In response to recent debates about the Affordable Care Act and tax reform, many constituents have been making… Read More
Committee Sheet: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image source here By Marian Currinder Senate Molly E. Reynolds, “Why is the Senate broken?” Brookings Fixgov: “In a new book entitled Broken, Ira Shapiro lays much of the blame… Read More
Could advisory committees help repair a broken Congress?
By Stuart Kasdin Congress and the media have recently celebrated Congress’ success in funding the government, after only a short shutdown. With this Congress, even producing continuing resolutions in… Read More
The decline of party capacity in the House
Image source: Politico By Scott Meinke In the last two decades, the House of Representatives has lost a great deal of institutional capacity. Sources of expertise and… Read More
Crippled Congress = expanded executive powers
Image source: POGO Congress is unquestionably polarized. Many of the nation’s most pressing issues are mired in gridlock. These facets of our politics are understood, but the consequences of… Read More
Committee Sheet: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image Source: Daily Beast By Marian Currinder Budget, Appropriations, Earmarks David Hawkings, “When the Deal Precedes the Bid, Time to Change the Rules?” Roll Call: “But something largely overlooked… Read More
How women work harder to stay in Congress
Image source: Politico By Jeffrey Lazarus Almost ten years ago, my colleague Amy Steigerwalt and I were writing on congressional earmarks when we noticed an interesting trend: in the years… Read More