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Image source here By Marian Currinder Budget and Appropriations Jennifer Shutt, “With Expectations Low, Select Budget Committee Prepares to Meet,” Roll Call: “The select committee tasked with overhauling the budget… Read More

Which House members churned through employees in 2017 and which retained staff at a higher rate than their colleagues? Relying on disbursement data from the House of Representatives,… Read More

Image source: PBS By Marian Currinder The direct primary was one of the Progressive Era’s most consequential reforms. Diminishing the role of parties in the nominating process meant that campaigns… Read More

By Matthew R. Haydon and James M. Curry Everyone knows elected members of Congress are generally older than most other Americans, but it may surprise some to hear just… Read More

The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Reform was established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123) to make recommendations and develop legislative language that… Read More

Image source NYMag By Michael K. Romano It seemed antithetical. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), a well-known conservative firebrand whose claim to fame in Congress had been chairing the House Select… Read More

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Image source here By Marian Currinder Congressional dysfunction and reform Rep. Darin LaHood and Rep. Daniel Lipinski, “Opinion: The Time to Reform Congress and our Political System is Now,”… Read More

By Marian Currinder Efforts to reform congressional dysfunction typically come from senior members who are tired of not getting anything done, former members who can speak openly (and critically)… Read More