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U.S. House Committee on Rules

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    Oct 21, 2011 |Story| LA Canada

  1. Portantino named Assembly Legislator of the Year in poll

    Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) was named Assembly Legislator of the Year in a reader poll conducted by Around the Capitol, a website for capitol insiders. “He fought the man and won,” was one of the reader responses....
    2. Nov 27, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. The death of the congressional committee

    Woodrow Wilson once observed: "Congress in committee is Congress at work." But what was once a keen observation is now little more than an anachronism describing a Congress that no longer exists. In theory, the committee structure is crucial to a functioning Congress. By dividing the work among specialized "mini-congresses," the committee system allows Congress to become greater than the sum of its parts. Committees allow Congress to overcome the challenges of managing a diverse and numerous body through specialization and structure. Perhaps of greater import, committees offer the promise of deliberation, moderation and compromise as a multitude of voices contribute to the crafting of legislation … in theory.
    Woodrow Wilson once observed: "Congress in committee is Congress at work." But what was once a keen observation is now little more than an anachronism describing a Congress that no longer exists. In theory, the committee structure is crucial to a...

    Tags: Voting, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Politics, Woodrow Wilson

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