Congressional Reform Video 00:20 Background03:16 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 Congress17:00 A few rules about earmarking20:41 Caucus rules aren’t congressional rules23:40 Republicans vs Democrats28:55 Lets go back to earmarking, what has changed?35:47 Earmarks are a tool the whips should be using43:31 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 parties56:00 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