Events
Is the Senate Germane? Majority Leader Reid's Lament
August 13, 2007 By Don Wolfensberger,Roll Call Contributing Writer
Appropriations Process Wilts in the Sunshine
While the House and Senate appropriations committees were off to a good start this spring in reporting most of their 12 money bills, the process slowed down considerably this summer with a raft of floor amendments. This portends a repeat of last year with no bills enacted by the start of the fiscal year and an omnibus bill wrapping things up well past the deadline, writes Don Wolfensberger in his Procedural Politics column.
Minority Group Leadership in Congress
Racial and ethnic minority group Representatives in Congress play an increasingly important role in the policy process as their numbers grow. This Congress Project seminar explored the dynamics of minority group leadership and how it is changing the face of Congress and national policy debates.
First Test of the New Majority: Choosing Rules Wisely
December 4, 2006 By Don Wolfensberger,Roll Call Contributing Writer
Getting Back to Legislating, Remarks of Don Wolfensberger
Getting Back to Legislating, Remarks of Don Wolfensberger at Bradley University Conference on Returning Civility to Our Public Discourse Tuesday, April 16, 201
President-Elect Obama Off to a Good Start, Panelists Agree
At a Congress Project seminar, a panel of former White House aides, a journalist, and a congressional scholar agreed that Barack Obama's actions during the White House transition will help ensure him legislative success with Congress.
Of Mavericks and Raiders: Studying the Process-Policy Nexus
April 3, 2006 By Don Wolfensberger,Roll Call Contributing Writer