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How We Got Here, Why It's Getting Worse, & What We Can Do About It Editor’s Note: This is the second article in our two-part series on Congress. Part I discusses the issues currently causing the problems in Congress. This part discusses how we got to this point. “I think the most important man in the history of Congress, after [James] Madison, was Newt Gingrich. And I think Newt Gingrich destroyed congress”[1] —Lawrence Lessig A pivotal moment in the evolution of our modern legislature came in 1994, when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time…
