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The Perils of Potent Congressional Leadership
Source: https://jebkinnison.com/ Matt Glassman, formerly of the Congressional Research Service and soon-to-be at the Government Affairs Institute, writes: “[T]he Wilsonian model of congressional reform is a dream scenario for… Read More
Want to Be a Tech Congress Fellow for Congress?
Applications for the 2018 Congressional Innovation Fellowship are now open! “The second cohort built on the success of the inaugural class and went on to serve in… Read More
Cashing In On Connections: For Congressional Staff-Turned-Lobbyists, Who You Know Matters
By Joshua McCrain The revolving door between Capitol Hill and lobbying firms is no secret in Washington. In a new working paper, I place a dollar figure on… Read More
Rep. Meadows Introduces Legislation to Lock In Regulatory Budgeting
By Jarrett Dieterle Rep. Mark Meadows recently introduced H.R. 2623, which would codify President Donald Trump’s “two-out-one-in” deregulatory executive order. That order requires agencies to eliminate… Read More
ICYMI: Senatorial Scrums Make Members into Rubber Stamps
Source: Wikipedia. James Wallner writes at the Library of Law and Liberty: “Look behind every major legislative success the U.S. Senate has had in recent years and you will… Read More
Latest Edition of the Healthy Congress Index Issued
“The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Healthy Congress Index provides Americans with crucial metrics for evaluating Congress’s ability to effectively legislate and govern. It compares results against past Congresses and will… Read More
ICYMI: How Great Is Congress’ Investigative Authority?
David Frulla writes in The Hill: “Congress’ power and authority to oversee the executive branch’s execution of laws date back to 1792 when then-Rep. James Madison led the… Read More
ICYMI: How One Senator Helped His Colleagues Get Answers from the Executive Branch
Source: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/ Charles S. Cook writes at Government Executive: “The White House is no longer rigidly defending a Justice Department opinion that the Trump administration was using to instruct agencies… Read More
Why Does the Senate So Rarely Consider a Budget Resolution?
The share of amendments to the budget resolution that are symbolic, 1993-2015. Source: Molly Reynolds, “Considering the budget resolution in the Senate: Challenges and consequences of reform,” May 2017. By… Read More
Congress May Be More Bipartisan Than You Think
At the Library of Congress’s Congress and History conference, political scientists James Curry and Frances Lee presented their working paper “Non-Party Government: Bipartisan Lawmaking and Theories… Read More