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The Swamp

Congress in Crisis: Assessing Our Broken Branch, Pt. I

Congress in Crisis: Assessing Our Broken Branch, Pt. I

Editor’s Note: This is the first article in our two-part series on Congress. This part discusses the issues currently causing the problems. Part II discusses how we got to this point. What's Going On in Washington? “The founders envisioned Congress as a deliberative body in which outcomes are discovered. We are fast approaching the point, however, where Congress exists as little more than a formality to legitimize outcomes dictated by the president, the speaker of the House, and the Senate majority leader.” Former Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI) These were the words of Justin Amash (L-MI), first printed in a Washington…
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