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Congress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of essays, the contributors investigate an underap

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Required reading for anyone who wants to understand how to work within Congress. The House and Senate have unique rules and procedures to determine how legislat

A Washington Post Notable Book An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and how it doesn’t— Act of Congress focuses on two of the major p