Video 00:09 – Intro00:16 – What is your background?04:30 – Describe the Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC)07:55 – How segmented was the role?10:15 – How detailed are the notes you receive from committees, staff, and Members to craft the legislative language they are seeking to create?14:15 – An example of the legislative drafting process19:19 – Checklist of questions and drafting guidelines23:07 – Who are the audiences of legislation?33:27 – What is the revision process to draft legislation language?38:12 – The role of the OLC on the House Floor41:43 – Working on the conference bill44:50 – What tools do you have to do your job?49:38 – What tools do you wish you had?52:06 – “Good” and “Bad” legislation56:11 – What the Office of Legislative Counsel does and does not do1:00:11 – The importance of conciseness1:03:00 – What is the most fundamental unit of a bill?1:05:09 – Legislative “debris” definition1:07:14 – Does there need to be any clean up of the current US Code to reconcile irregularities?1:08:39 – What has changed with the OLC in recent years?1:12:34 – How should a Member or staffer prepare before they talk to the OLC? [Lightning Round]1:15:12 – What do you think congressional representation should mean?1:18:38 – How would your ideal Congress allocate its time?1:20:07 – How should debate, deliberation, or dialogue occur or be structured in Congress?1:22:18 – What fundamental institutional improvement should Congress make in the next 50 years?1:24:41 – What book or article most-shaped your thinking with respect to congressional reform?1:25:48 – Long term plans Share: Tweet this page Share this page on Facebook Tell your business friends on LinkedIn about this Email this page Print this page