Congressional Reform Video 0:18 Background 6:40 Can you talk about your PhD and your dissertation on communication, what questions were you asking and what did you find? 10:13 The experience going from academic to practitioner, how was that transition? 12:59 Can you talk about the information flow in Congress? 18:48 You mentioned the notion of information flow, what about with the committees? 20:44 How is the party collecting information and making its decisions? 24:28 Does the speakers office have a shadow committee system where they have their own expert staff? How does that work with the information flow? 30:08 What about in terms of procedural elements of Congress, are there sets of procedures or norms of procedure that has changed over time?– Lightning Round – 39:51 What should congressional representation mean? 43:34 Do you think primaries should be eliminated then? 46:23 How do you think about the future of your constituency? Where do you see this notion of representation going in the future? 54:10 The other question I have to Congress is the time, from your perspective what is the appropriate amount of time in DC vs home? 59:51 The party control has increased over time, how do you break those rules? Are there other simple ways to address this issue? 1:04:24 My next question is around debate, dialogue, how should that occur in Congress? 1:08:27 What fundamental institutional improvements do you think Congress should make in the next 50 years? 1:10:05 What books or article have influenced you regarding congressional reform? 1:11:12 What are your plans for the future? Share: Tweet this page Share this page on Facebook Tell your business friends on LinkedIn about this Email this page Print this page