by jpitney | Jul 11, 2020 | Budget, Congress, Deliberation
From a broad coalition of groups: Dear Chair Lowey, Chair Shelby, Ranking Member Granger, Ranking Member Leahy, and Members of the Committees on Appropriations: We urge you to increase the funding available for the Legislative Branch by 10% as you determine...
by jpitney | Jun 21, 2020 | Deliberation
C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations Should the federal government bail out state and local governments facing budget shortfalls? Should social media companies be responsible for removing content on their platforms? Should big tech companies be broken up? Has Congress...
by jpitney | Jun 10, 2020 | Congress, Deliberation
From the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Last week the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress “Select Committee” held a virtual discussion with outside guests to discuss staffing reforms on Capitol Hill. This was the fourth virtual...
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 11, 2020 | Coronavirus, Deliberation
At National Review, Kevin D. Williamson on consensus: Consensus, with its suggestions of compromise and trans-partisanship, is an idea not at the apex of its career. On the left, progressives and populists spent years mocking and lamenting the so-called Washington...
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...
