by jpitney | Aug 26, 2020 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Oversight, Separation of Powers
Molly E. Reynolds at Lawfare: Often, proposals to increase Congress’s capacity to oversee the executive branch fall victim to partisanship, with members of the president’s party being reluctant to support reforms that limit his power. Importantly, however, several of...
by jpitney | Aug 15, 2020 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Oversight
Jim Townsend and Elise Bean at LegBranch.org: The Lincoln Network, R Street Institute, and others have laid out a number of proposals to address Congress’ pressing staff problems. These recommendations include increasing Legislative Branch appropriations, improving...
by jpitney | Feb 27, 2020 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Deliberation
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress Chair Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Vice Chair Tom Graves (R-GA) participated in a Special Order on the House floor Monday to highlight the work of the committee and detail the recommendations that have been unanimously...
by jpitney | Feb 1, 2020 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Veterans
Rory E. Riley-Topping at The Hill: At a time when partisan bickering has become the norm on Capitol Hill…a showing of bipartisanship and civility there deserves mention. Enter the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by new Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)...
by jpitney | Jan 5, 2020 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Problem Solvers
Joseph Lieberman at The Hill: Recall the recent history. At the end of the last Congress, as control of the House of Representatives shifted from one party to the other, No Labels lit a torch we called The Speaker Project. The House Problem Solvers Caucus translated...
