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Rebuilding Congress from Within: How Factions Facilitate Deliberation and Lawmaking | The Foundation for American Innovation

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Introduction Congress is broken. The House and Senate do not deliberate—much less legislate—on the issues most important to voters. On the rare occasions when Congress works, it does so by relying on a centralized process dominated by party leaders that makes it harder for rank-and-file lawmakers to influence the legislative process. Instead of an inclusive and deliberative process, party leaders work with committee chairs and their staff, as well as with administration officials, to craft major bills behind closed doors with little or no input from most lawmakers. Rank-and-file…

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