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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Image Source: USA Today By Marian Currinder Gridlock and Reform Charles Zug and Connor M. Ewing, “What happened to the State of the Union address? Originally, it helped the… Read More
What is the process for investigating or removing committee chairs?
Image Source: OCE As your Twitter feed and/or news alerts have undoubtedly made you aware, trouble is afoot yet again at the House Committee on Intelligence. The latest drama… Read More
Does gerrymandering cause gridlock in Congress?
Image Source: US Census By Marian Currinder Last week, David Wasserman and his Gerrymandering Project colleagues released The Atlas of Redistricting, a massive undertaking that involved drawing… Read More
What would heal Congress?
Congress as an institution faces a critical juncture. Continuing on its current path will make it an extraneous appendage, whose presence is tolerated only grudgingly, as a nod to… Read More
Ten ways to unsuck Congress
“This place sucks.” Sen. Joe Manchin’s candid commentary came during discussions with Democratic leadership about whether the West Virginia senator would run for reelection. Manchin’s remarks were less a… Read More
The delicate budget balancing act
James Wallner, senior fellow with R Street’s Governance Project and Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group teams, joins David Haun, Director of Public Sector Practice at Grant Thornton and… Read More
Committee Sheet: House Committee on Rules
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Bring in the nerds: Reviving the Office of Technology Assessment
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ICYMI: Top reads on Congress
Source: Nation By Marian Currinder Post-shutdown analysis/congressional dysfunction Joshua Huder, “The Real Takeaway from the Shutdown: Congress is Broken,” Politico: “The deeper issue is what this brief and… Read More
Whether and how intraparty organizations matter
Source: Gannett By Jordan M. Ragusa Congress seems hopelessly divided between two warring parties. From a spending impasse that caused a government shutdown to a tax reform bill that didn’t… Read More