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Professors talked about the transformation of Congress and the influences of the two party system. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of changing demographics on party affiliati…

Pfiffner’s and Polsby’s topic was “President and Congress at the Turn of the Century: Structural Sources of Conflict.” Wayne’s topic was “Congress and Presidential Leadership.” Davidson’s …

Thurber and Dulio’s topic is “Presidential-Congressional Relations and the Politics of the Appropriations Process.” Dietz’s topic is “Presidential Influence in Congress: New Solutions to Ol…

The scholars talked about a variety of issues such as floor deliberations, reforms, leadership, minority rights, and rules and regulations. They expressed opinions as to how well the Senate …

Roger Davidson, Co-Editor, “Encyclopedia of the U.S. Congress” and Professor John Kornacki of Johns Hopkins University, discussed headline news and the midterm elections. They responded to a…

Congressional scholars discussed the impact of Republican control of Congress on congressional institutions and procedures. Christopher Deering, George Washington University Political Scienc…

Participants talked about the possibility of changes in congressional institutions as the body entered the next millennium. They examined congressional behavior patterns, specially created w…

Roger Davidson, Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, talked about challenged to congressional leadership over the past 200 years.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…

As part of a five-part series, panelists discussed several House leaders who served during the middle part of the 20th century. Professor Champagne examined John Nance Garner, Ms. Young exam…

Committee members heard testimony concerning “Corrections Day,” which will be days in the House set asided to pass mostly non-controversial legislation to change bothersome federal regulatio…

Professor Roger Davidson, co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the U.S. Congress, discussed this work which contains segments on Congress, its past and present members, and the issues facing it …

Representative Inhofe testified concerning his efforts to change the House rules mandating that discharge petitions be confidential and nonbinding. Rep. Inhofe obtained the necessary 218 nam…

University of Maryland Professor Roger Davidson discussed the July 1, 1993 hearing of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, which featured the testimony of former Vice Preside…

Professor Roger Davidson of the University of Maryland, spoke on the role of Congressional staff and other support agencies, the subject of the June 10 hearing on the reform of Congress held…

Mr. Davidson discussed the June 8, 1993 hearing of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress which centered around the application of laws to Congress. He spoke on the arguments to…

University of Maryland Professor Roger Davidson spoke on the continuing series of hearings by the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, focusing mainly on the hearing on floor pro…

University of Maryland Professor, Roger Davidson spoke on the congressional committee system, the subject of the second of a series of hearings on the reform of Congress held by the Joint Co…

Mr. Davidson spoke on the procedure and progress of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, which has been hearing testimony from members of Congress on congressional reform ini…