Reforming Congress – Congressman Brian Baird, National Museum and Center for Service

January 25, 2022   Matthew Chervenak

  • Congressional Reform
  • Video
  • 0:16 – Background
  • 2:15 – National Museum and Center for Service
  • 4:16 – Service and helping to reduce costs of government
  • 5:59 – Career as a Congressman, 3rd District of Washington
  • 7:50 – Did the district change while representing it?
  • 9:17 – What bills do you decide to write and where does the information come from?
  • 13:31 – Concept of personal interaction between members and those in the district
  • 17:33 – Process of getting bills passed
  • 21:48- Sufficient time for bills to be read
  • 24:31 – What should members do to prepare for a vote on a bill?
  • 27:32 – Time and Persuasion for voting on bills
  • 30:05 – Speaker of the House and Leadership
  • 33:51 – Independent Speakers
  • 35:17 – Party rules in Congress
  • 37:48 – Getting rid of party rules and its effect on Congress
  • 41:11 – Regular order on the floor4
    [Lightning Round]
  • 3:32 – How would your ideal Congress allocate its time?
  • 46:04 – Incivility in Congress
  • 54:03 – Concept of party above nation
  • 59:22 – What do you think congressional representation should mean?
  • :06:23 – What fundamental institutional improvement should Congress make within 50 years?
  • 1:09:37 – Plans for the future