Reforming Congress – Gregory Wawro, Columbia University

00:09 Intro
00:20 What is your background?
01:40 What are the broad themes that captured your interest?
23:00 What are the means to get legislation passed?
30:36 Are past lessons applicable today?
32:48 The role of fundraising
34:09 what motivates legislative entrepreneurship?
39:00 Are there other incentives for passing legislation?
42:00 What do you believe is the right way for the Senate to operate?
48:46 The “cost” of the filibuster
54:55 Methodology
58:44 How methodology affects Congress
[Lightning Round]
1:05:00 What should congressional representation mean?
1:07:00 How would your ideal Congress allocate its time?
1:08:58 How should debate, deliberation, or dialogue occur or be structured in Congress?
1:12:27 What fundamental institutional improvement should Congress make in the next 50 years?
1:14:38 What book or article most shaped your thinking with respect to congressional reform?
1:15:16 Research plans for the long term