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With an eye on House majority, Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
Paul Kane of The Washington Post recently featured the work of Fixing Congress at Penn Washington in his article about lawmakers’ desires to change how the legislative body functions. He discussed how a…
The Other Threat to Democracy
About the Author Steven Pearlstein was a Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for the Washington Post. He is now the Robinson Professor of Public Affairs at George Mason University and a senior fellow at…
Penn Washington Names Inaugural Senior Fellows Julian Zelizer and Steven Pearlstein
The Senior Fellows will lead two programs focusing on higher education and Congress and policy. Penn Washington, which serves as the physical and programmatic home for the University of Pennsylvania…
Schumer Says Foreign Aid Victory Shows Congress Isn’t Broken
In a recent article by Carl Hulse of The New York Times, the focus was on the ongoing challenges that Congress faces. The piece sheds light on the structural issues…
Penn Washington to house the University’s engagement in D.C.
On June 18, 2024, Interim President J. Larry Jameson and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. announced the creation of Penn Washington, a physical and programmatic home for the University of Pennsylvania’s engagement in…
Former lawmakers have ideas on fixing Congress. Will anyone listen?
Their ideas ranged from a major rethinking of how the body works to symbolic changes that could be implemented next month if anyone had the willpower. Eliminate partisan gerrymandering for…
Course shows students how Washington really works
Learning the inner workings of Washington, D.C., typically comes after a long career inside the Beltway, from how politicians manage to reach across the aisle and make successful policy decisions…