Blog Posts (page 120)

Public perceptions aside, is our legislature, in fact, a stolid governance body? Well, yes and no. In short, the House is very dynamic; the Senate…not so much. The… Read More

Christopher DeMuth notes that the executive branch, particularly in the form of the administrative state, has grown immensely. With the growth has come an increased ability to act unilaterally,… Read More

The Working Group’s research agenda will be informed by the interests of meeting attendees and followers of Legislative Branch Working Group. Thus, to gauge your views on Congress and… Read More

Please join us for the first meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group. We meet at 12pm In Rayburn 2226. Lunch will be provided. To attend, please complete… Read More

In the Hill, Veronique de Rugy writes: “Five million salaried workers will be directly impacted by the Obama administration’s decision to expand overtime pay mandates. Under this new rule, salaried… Read More

Now, a few thinkers on the conservative side are coming around to the view that cutting congressional funding to prove a point turns out to be at best pointless, and… Read More

Sen. Mike Lee unveiled the Article 1 Project recently. Nine other members of Congress have lent their names to Lee’s A1P effort. There also are other groups at work in… Read More

Michael S. Johnson and the Congressional Institute think so. In Washington Monthly, he writes: Congress does not function. The productivity of the last Congress was the worst in history. Members… Read More

The first meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in the Rayburn House Office Building, room 2226. To attend, please register… Read More

The first meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group will be held on the Capitol Campus on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 12 PM. Further details and an official invitation… Read More