Analysis Congressional procedure and policymaking
Sept 22, 2017
At a recent gathering of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group, Molly Reynolds, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, led a discussion on congressional procedures and their impact on policy creation and outcomes. Topics discussed include: how procedures, especially in complication situations like reconciliation, empower leaders versus rank-and-file-members and what should be done to increase staffers’ knowledge of procedures and their consequences.
Full video of the panel is embedded below.
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