Feb 02 Tue
2021

"Congress Overwhelmed": A Book Discussion with Kevin R. Kosar, Lee Drutman, and Timothy M. LaPira Moderated by WCL Professor Bettina Poirier

12:00PM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law

Congress Overwhelmed, an important new book edited by Timothy M. LaPira, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar, presents the provocative thesis that a decline in congressional capacity is responsible for much of our contemporary political dysfunction.

 

The book's essays explore topics such as the role of congressional pay in developing expertise and why the efficacy of the legislature has lagged behind other branches of government. Perhaps most importantly, Congress Overwhelmed highlights the many ways in which our political outcomes could be improved by fundamental structural reforms.

 

Please join Professor Bettina Poirier, Director of AU’s Program on Legislative Negotiation and former Senior Congressional Staffer, as she sits down with LaPira, Drutman, and Kosar to discuss their ideas for fixing the problems that currently ail Congress.

 

This event is a joint effort by the R Street Institute, AU’s Program on Legislative Negotiation, the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group, the AU Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and the AU Sine Institute.

Organizer

Public Interest

Where

Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington DC
20016