Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, talked about reasons the committee failed to reach agreement. Following his remarks, economic scholar…
783 viewsPanelists talked about conflicts in several states over constitutionally-mandated redistricting. Congressional districts are redrawn every ten years to reflect population shifts. Topics incl…
661 viewsRalph Nader hosted a debate between Norm Ornstein and Fred Smith on mandatory voting. Mr. Ornstein criticized the influence of vocal minorities in politics as expressed through the vote. He …
2,888 viewsBen Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would b…
1,042 viewsNorman Ornstein and Thomas Mann, authors of The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, spoke with students about the current state of Congress and de…
417 viewsCongressional scholars Norm Ornstein, Don Ritchie, and Matthew Wasniewski talked about the opening day of the 112th Congress. Topics included incoming House Speaker John Boehner, the history…
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