by jpitney | Sep 21, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Will the fate of the money bill this month again trigger a renewed effort by some Republicans to oust Johnson as Speaker if he proposes a compromise they oppose? Such a putsch would make little sense with time running out on the 118th...
by jpitney | Sep 19, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives
From the Hoover Institution and the Sunwater Institute (among the authors are Matt Glassman of the CMC DC program, and Dave Hoppe): Mission At a time of heightened concern about the strength of our democracy, we cannot ignore the poor health of Congress. Our...
by jpitney | Sep 3, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
At AEI, Kevin Kosar speaks with Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) about new member orientation in the House: Stephanie Bice: Certainly with new member orientation, there is going to be a lot more collective activities to be able to get engagement together, whether it be...
by jpitney | Aug 6, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Katherine Tully-McManus at Politico: POLITICO got a peek at a robust set of proposed changes for the 119th Congress from Zach Graves at the Foundation for American Innovation and Daniel Schuman at the American Governance Institute — two key advocacy groups that are...
by jpitney | Aug 5, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Staff
Jim Saksa at Roll Call: At a House Administration hearing last week exploring how Congress could react to the end of Chevron deference, a panel of conservative and liberal experts all advocated more staff. Overall, staff levels in Congress haven’t changed much in the...
by jpitney | Jul 27, 2024 | Appropriations, civic virtue, Congress, House of Representatives
David Dreier and David Price at Newsweek: As millions of Americans emerge from the damage and devastation inflicted by Hurricane Beryl, which lashed the Texas Gulf Coast this month with terrifying winds and torrential rains, Congress is considering gutting one of the...
