The public, journalists, and legislators themselves have often lamented a decline in congressional lawmaking in recent years, often blaming party politics for t

Congress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of essays, the contributors investigate an underap

The public, journalists, and legislators themselves have often lamented a decline in congressional lawmaking in recent years, often blaming party politics for t

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