The United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind Congressâ s devolution to a body plagued by a win-at-any-cost mentality and a culture of perpetual campaigning.
The United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind Congressâ s devolution to a body plagued by a win-at-any-cost mentality and a culture of perpetual campaigning.
Donald R. Wolfensberger, a fellow at both the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Bipartisan Policy Center, is the author of Congress and the People: Deliberative Democracy on Trial (2000). He previously directed the Congress Project at the Wilson Center after spending twenty-eight years as a staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives, including as staff director of the House Rules Committee.
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt 2. Making House Rules 3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform 4. Fraying Purse Strings 5. Whither the War Power? 6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw? 7. Governing in a Political World Appendix Notes Glossary Index
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt 2. Making House Rules 3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform 4. Fraying Purse Strings 5. Whither the War Power? 6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw? 7. Governing in a Political World Appendix Notes Glossary Index
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