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Legislative Processes

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Lorelei Kelly Talks with Heidi Burgess about the Modernization and Depolarization of Congress -- And the U.S. More Broadly
Lorelei Kelly has been working to help Congress do its job better for over 20 years, most recently as part of the "Fix Congress Cohort." Learn what they are doing to fix democracy at the top and the local level.

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Representative Derek Kilmer on the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress and De-polarization
Guy and Heidi Burgess talked with Rep. Derek Kilmer on how to break down polarization in Congress and in society in order to actually solve problems collaboratively. There is much to learn and copy here!

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Representative Derek Kilmer on the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress and De-polarization More Broadly

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Establishing Fair and Effective Legislative Processes
Democracies also require legitimate and effective legislative processes. When the legislature is coopted by the executive branch, or is so stalemated so as to be unable to pass laws, or when its rules are seen as unfair, the public's view of the legislature will be diminished, as will the stability of democracy overall.

Colleague Activities
Modernizing Congress is a national security imperative
A hopeful story describing how we could take advantage of what, I hope, is an upcoming opportunity---to reform Congress so it really works.

Colleague Activities
Congress just doesn't know enough to do its job well. Here's why
Congress has no access to information and no time to learn it--no wonder policy is bad!

News and Opinion
Western Decline Began in the '90s

News and Opinion
QAnon Was a Theory on a Message Board. Now It's Headed to Congress.

News and Opinion
The rise and importance of Secret Congress
Evidence that there is a functional U.S. Congress that's getting things done by "flying under the radar" and staying away from the hot button issues.

News and Opinion
Adam Schiff points to a second insurrection --- by members of Congress themselves

News and Opinion
Trust is a key ingredient in 'functional institutions' --- and Congress is fresh out of it

News and Opinion
Supreme Court steps into a void left by congressional dysfunction

News and Opinion
A Functional Congress? Yes.
Amid today's political fury, a surprising observation -- the 117th Congress has actually been remarkably functional (often in a bipartisan way).

News and Opinion
National Conservatism Is a Direct Threat to Religious Freedom

News and Opinion
Mounting intimidation against members of Congress threatens us all

News and Opinion
Abortion in America: How Legislative Overreach Is Turning Reproductive Rights Into Criminal Wrongs
This Report outlines current legal statutes that criminalize abortion and the impact overturning Roe v. Wade would have on laws to prosecute and incarcerate those providing, receiving, or assisting with abortions.