by jpitney | Dec 28, 2024 | Appropriations, Congress, Oversight
Kevin D. Williamson at The DIspatch: “Getting spending under control” is only in part about debt and deficits—as important as those factors are. It also is about making sure that the money we do spend, we spend on things that are useful and productive. And that is why...
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...
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 | Sep 1, 2020 | Congress, House of Representatives
From First Branch Forecast: Committee rules exist under the umbrella of the rules that govern the entire House of Representatives. House and committee rules change every two years as the “new” House takes office after elections. The Congressional Research Service...
