Videos

Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson examined why compromise is so difficult in the current political world. The authors argue that constant campaigning rather than a focus on legislation has pro…

Panelists talked about efforts of the 110th Congress to reform ethics and enforce new regulations on lobbying, the appropriations process, and gifts to members. Topics included proposed refo…

Harvard University Government Professor Dennis Thompson talked about his new book, “Ethics in Congress” at an event sponsored by The Brookings Institution. He also took questions from the au…

The Senate Ethics Study Commission heard testimony from former members of Congress and congressional scholars on proposals to reform the ethics investigation process in the Senate. The commi…

In the second hearing on the subject in the week, the committee heard testimony from current members of Congress and political analysts on the ethics process in Congress. The witnesses discu…

The House Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics held a hearing on President H.W. Bush’s proposal on government wide ethics reform.