Modernize Congress

From the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: The House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress approved its fifth and final package of recommendations last week to “to make Congress work better for the American people.”   The final...

Congressional Resurgence?

 Don Wolfensberger at The Hill sees some small signs of congressional resurgence: The new push for bipartisan compromise came into stark relief last week when the Democratic leadership scheduled a vote on a continuing appropriations resolution to keep the government...

Keeping Congress Going

The Bipartisan Policy Institute and other organizations across the spectrum have an open letter to congressional leadership: We write to express our deep concern over the lack of a clear and transparent plan for maintaining congressional operations during the COVID-19...

Spending by the Legislative Branch

First Branch Forecast: Every year Congress determines exactly how much money will be made available to the Legislative Branch and the purpose for which it can be spent. The Legislative Branch Appropriations bills directs congressional spending, line-item by line-item...