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ICYMI: Javits bipartisanship celebration; Library of Congress data challenge; and the What Works Index
The 2017 Jacob K. Javits Prize for Bipartisan Leadership honorees have been announced. Read about them and RSVP for the November 7, Capitol Visitors Center event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-jacob-k-javits-prize-for-bipartisan-leadership-tickets-38092243927… Read More
ICYMI: How wealthy are our representatives? An interactive map
Try it yourself at http://www.legbranch.com/theblog/2017/9/29/how-wealthy-are-our-representatives?rq=wealthy … Read More
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is hemorrhaging staff. Why?
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) took over as chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee from Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO). Over… Read More
Data show how bad turnover was in Rep. Tim Murphy’s office
The well-known impetus for Rep. Tim Murphy’s (R-PA) forced retirement from Congress later this month was the bombshell revelation that he urged his mistress to undergo an… Read More
ICYMI: More work, fewer staff. Goldschmidt and Kosar discuss congressional capacity
Listen to Kathy Goldschmidt (Congressional Management Foundation) and Kevin Kosar (R Street Institute) the discussion on Federal News Radio at https://custom.federalnewsradio.com/interviews-shows/fedtalk-doing-more-with-less… Read More
Committee Sheet: House Committee On Administration
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New LegBranch.com Resource: Committee Sheets
LegBranch.com Resource: Committee Fact Sheets Who is the ranking member on the House Administration committee? What are the Senate Banking committee’s key issues and what is their yearly… Read More
ICYMI Round-up of good reads on Congress
The bad old days. Joseph Keppler, “The Bosses of the Senate,” Puck , 1889. U.S. Senate Collection (cat.no. 38.00392.001 ) Jeff Davis on “The rule that broke the Senate,”… Read More
What the Washington Post/CBS DEA investigation tells you about Congress: It’s really bad
Source: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/113th-congress/house-report/605 By Joshua C. Huder Recently, the Washington Post and CBS teamed up on an investigation that has now cost Congressman Tom Marino (R-PA) his nomination as the… Read More
Wallner on the Senate: In defense of third degree amendments
By James Wallner Senate majorities routinely restrict the ability of senators to participate in the legislative process. The most common way they do so is when the majority leader… Read More