Reforming Congress – Geoff Lorenz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

0:13 – Introduction
1:42 – interests and focuses in political science
3:19 – About the research related to special interests and their ideologies
6:18 – “How did you build the dataset?”
11:17 – How is the “polarized right” more well supported than the left?
13:54 – How committees set agendas
17:09 – How special interests engage with committee chairmen in agenda setting and policy advancement
23:06 – How chairmen consider the viability of the bill
24:36 – Agenda setting in the committee
28:25 – How do lobbyists engage with a committee?
32:44 – Are interest groups that lack a lobbying presence operating at a disadvantage?
36:43 – About congressional staff
40:38 – On redistricting
[Lightning Round]
45:36 – What do you think congressional representation should mean?
49:25 – How would your ideal congress allocate its time?
51:30 – How should debate, deliberation, or dialogue occur or be structured within Congress?
55:05 – What fundamental institutional improvements should Congress make in the next 50 years?
57:54 – What book or article most shaped your thinking with respect to congressional reform?
58:54 – Long term plans