Video 00:20 Background 03:16 Talk a little bit about Policy Lab. What is its intentions? 05:32 Talk about the research side of what you do, what are your broad areas of research? 10:01 Can you talk through your perspective on earmarks? 15:00 Undermining earmarking in Congress 17:00 A few rules about earmarking 20:41 Caucus rules aren’t congressional rules 23:40 Republicans vs Democrats 28:55 Lets go back to earmarking, what has changed? 35:47 Earmarks are a tool the whips should be using 43:31 How are earmarks allocated now? What is the mechanism? 46:52 Can you talk through your perspective on the party system? 54:39 External rules imposed on members within their parties 56:00 Rules can have meaningful outcomes in terms of how Congress operates-Lightning Round- 1:02:00 What do you think Congressional representation should mean? 1:16:02 How would your ideal Congress allocate its time? 1:19:20 What fundamental institutional changes should Congress make within the next 50 years? 1:22:35 What book or article most shaped your thinking about Congressional Reform? Share: Tweet this page Share this page on Facebook Tell your business friends on LinkedIn about this Email this page Print this page