by jpitney | Jan 31, 2022 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives
Jerry Hartz and colleagues at The Hill: On the committee front, we note that, contrary to popular belief, the House is holding a historically low number of hearings compared to the previous 40 years. That has led to five times fewer witnesses being called in today’s...
by jpitney | Jan 25, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
[On Thursday] the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (“Modernization Committee”) held a hearing to provide a status update on its progress as it begins its final year. To date, the Modernization Committee has passed a total of 142 recommendations to...
by jpitney | Jan 22, 2022 | Congress, Elections, House of Representatives, Senate
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: What has been overlooked in media accounts, amidst all the speechifying, caucusing and presidential jawboning over voting rights, is the roundabout way the issue was being forced in both houses, using the drastic tactic of attaching an...
by jpitney | Jan 20, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, Violence
Jim Saksa at Roll Call: CQ Roll Call asked every member of Congress whether they had received a death threat since 2020. Of the 147 who responded, 110 — or about 75 percent — said yes. While more Democrats replied to our inquiry than Republicans, 95 to 52, death...
by jpitney | Jan 11, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives
At Axios, Hans Nichols (who attended CMC for his freshman year) reports on proxy voting: Why it matters: Proxy voting was enacted to allow representatives to reduce their risk of contracting the virus, but it has also undercut the convening of the People’s House...
by jpitney | Jan 6, 2022 | House of Representatives, Insurrection
I am deeply disappointed at the failure of many members of my party to recognize the grave nature of the January 6 attacks and the ongoing threat to our nation.” – Former VP Dick Cheney (2/2) — Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) January 6, 2022 Anyone who denies...
