by jpitney | Apr 7, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Philip Elliott at Time reports on the retirement of Rep. Fred Upton: Well, the Reagan Administration aide and 18-term Congressman did the math this week and came to a decision with a Midwestern sensibility. On Tuesday, the long-serving Republican took the floor of the...
by jpitney | Mar 31, 2022 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: The House Rules Committee is to be commended on holding a day-long hearing March 17 on proxy floor voting and remote committee proceedings — two emergency pandemic procedures initiated in the last Congress. All told, 16 House members...
by jpitney | Mar 29, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
George Miller and John A. Lawrence at The Hill: The House Don Young leaves behind is one where knowing how to cut a bipartisan deal is a much more difficult challenge than in his glory days, wielding the gavel at the Resources and Transportation committees. His...
by jpitney | Mar 19, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Don Young of Alaska, the Dean of the House and longest-serving Republican representative in history: “Today, Congress and the Country join Alaska in mourning the loss of a dedicated...
by jpitney | Feb 9, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
Donald Wolfensberger at The Hill: On Jan. 20, the Brookings Institution released an updated study on proxy voting on the floor of the House of Representatives. The report reviewed votes through the first session of this 117th Congress. Coauthored by Emily Larson,...
by jpitney | Feb 1, 2022 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
John D. Rackey, Lauren C. Bell, and Kevin R. Kosar at The Washington Post: In ournew research, we collect and code every identifiable witness who appeared before every standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1971 and 2016, accounting for...
