Reforming Congress – Betsy Hawkings, Former Congressional Chief of Staff (Part 1)

0:13 – Background
4:08 – Discussing time spent in Congress, for republicans representing majority democratic districts
5:58 – What differences did your previous bosses have while you served as their chief of staff?
8:43 – What was the balance of time between legislative activity vs. constituent service work?
11:49 – What drove those members to sponsor, cosponsor, elevate, or promote particular bills?
16:37 – Other sources for legislative ideas
18:52 – Which person drives the process of getting cosponsorship signatures? The Member of Congress, Chief of Staff, or legislative staff?
19:58 – What best practices were there to improve the productivity of the personal office staff?
24:25 – The role of constituent communications vs. constituent service
27:39 – New perspectives of Congress while working at the Democracy Fund
30:29 – What did you learn from the Congress Map project to determine to root causes of congressional dysfunction?
[End of Part 1]