by jpitney | May 20, 2020 | Civility, Coronavirus
Tim Pawlenty at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Even before the pandemic, there was a great deal of fear and anger stirring in America. Massive demographic, cultural and technological change — combined with a growing sense of economic injustice — severely stressed...
by jpitney | May 19, 2020 | Regulation, Transparency
From the Government Accountability Office: The public comment process: Agencies engage in three basic phases during the rulemaking process under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA): 1) they process comments submitted by the public, which may include identifying...
by jpitney | May 18, 2020 | Congress, Coronavirus, Deliberation, Technology
Daniel Schuman and Amelia Strauss at First Branch Forecast: Congress is beginning to innovate around how it deliberates in committees and on the floor. These changes are driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made in-person meetings unsafe and unwise,...
by jpitney | May 17, 2020 | House of Representatives
In case you ever need video of former House minority leader Bob Michel singing the Star Spangled Banner, here you go: pic.twitter.com/QSS6eaBnDz — Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) May 17, 2020 Bob Michel (R-IL) was the greatest minority leader in the history of the...
by jpitney | May 16, 2020 | Congress, Coronavirus, House of Representatives
Katherine Tully-McManus at Roll Call: The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the House to allow lawmakers to vote by proxy, without physical presence at the Capitol. The significant, yet temporary, change to operations was not enacted during any other national crisis...
