Deep Dive: Burgat and Glassman: What’s wrong with Congress? What’s right?
R Street Governance Fellow Casey Burgat interviews Matt Glassman, Senior Fellow at Georgetown’s Government Affairs Institute, on all things Congress In the first episode of a new video series for… Read More
Five legislative styles of members of Congress
Workhorses are but one of the sorts of legislator. Source: WestCoastHorsemen.com . Even the most casual observer of American politics recognizes stylistic differences between members of Congress (MCs) and how… Read More
ICYMI: Round-up of good reads on Congress
So many powers. Source: Archives.gov. Daniel Stid, “The Hidden powers of the people’s branch: Passing legislation isn’t the only way Congress can check an unruly president,” Washington Monthly Excerpt: “An… Read More
Why cloture benefits both parties
Tick-tock goes the Senate clock. Source: Standing Rules of the Senate . By James Wallner Senate Rule XXII requires an affirmative vote of “three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and… Read More
ICYMI: Round-up of good reads on Congress
Read more or get a copy. New: Michael Pertschuk’s When the Senate Worked for Us (Vanderbilt University Press, 2017). Excerpt from Lee Drutman’s review of the book, “Congress wasn’t… Read More
The Obamacare markets: Trump is making Democrats pay for writing an ambiguous law
P.L. 111-148 , also known as “Obamacare.” By Rob Oldham Over the last few weeks, the Trump administration has taken an important step in dismantling the Affordable Care Act by… Read More
ICYMI: Top reads and other stuff on Congress
Rachel Bade and Elana Schor, “Capitol Hill’s sexual harassment policy ‘toothless,’ ‘a joke’,” Politico Congressional Institute, “Dissatisfaction with Congress at an all-time high. The Congressional Institute has some… Read More
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
Rep. Ken Buck: The Game Here Is Not to Take a Tough Vote
In this interview with Full Measure, Rep. Ken Buck (R, CO) lit into congressional leadership. “The game here is not to take a tough vote. Nobody wants to take… Read More