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Which House committees are the most partisan?
Congressional scholars have long suggested that some committees in the House of Representatives are more partisan than others as a natural consequence of the types of issues different committees deal… Read More
Survey reveals a majority of Americans believe their Members of Congress do not represent them the best
James Madison wrote in Federalist 52 that the House of Representatives “should have an immediate dependence on, and an intimate sympathy with, the people.” This is why the framers… Read More
ICYMI: Former Senate majority leader advocates abolishing the flibuster
Official portrait, United States Congress, via Wikipedia. In the New York Times, former majority leader Harry Reid (D, NV) wrote: “The Senate is now a place where the most pressing… Read More
Groups request more visibility from House’s Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group
August 14, 2019 The Honorable Douglas Letter Office of General Counsel 219 Cannon House Office Building U.S House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Letter:… Read More
Congress and ranked choice voting
https://www.legbranch.org/app/uploads/2019/06/Episode-3-ranked-choice-voting.mp3 Should the electoral college be abolished? Prof. Julia Azari (Marquette University), Lee Drutman (New America), and James Wallner (R Street Institute) debate and discuss the primaries and… Read More
Executive privilege: Presidential power, secrecy, and accountability
Over at Lawfare, Margaret Taylor interviews Mark Rozell,… Read More
Know someone who wants to help Congress on tech issues?
Then nominate him or her to become a TechCongress Fellow. And, yes, self-nominations are encouraged. Details are at https://www.techcongress.io/nominate. This is a paid fellowship on the Hill. Hurry up… Read More
Resolution introduced to implement recommendations of the Select Committee
Resolved, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This resolution may be cited as the “Improving Transparency for the American People Act of 2019”. SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF STANDARDIZED FORMAT FOR LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS. Read More
ICYMI: Sen. Mike Enzi releases ideas to fix broken congressional budget and spending process
Below is a press release from Sen. Mike Enzi, Senate Budget Committee chairman. Senate Budget Committee Chairman… Read More
Mitch McConnell looks like a hypocrite on Supreme Court nominees, but he didn’t have to
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky rekindled the acrimonious debate over control of the Supreme Court when he acknowledged the Senate would consider a presidential nominee to… Read More