In this Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group Session, we examine the political and policy influence of intraparty organizations in the House of Representatives. Catholic University Professor of Politics, Matt Green, will discuss his work on the House Freedom Caucus and how it can help us understand the conditions under which intraparty organizations will be influential.

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Speaker: 

Professor Matthew Green, Catholic University 

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This meeting is open to Capitol Hill staff (except interns); experts on Congress; and anyone else who cares about the well-being of America’s legislative branch. This meeting is open to media, and the group’s co-directors, Kevin R. Kosar and Lee Drutman, are available for interviews and comment. They can be reached at kkosar@rstreet.org and drutman@newamerica.org.

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New America and the R Street Institute launched the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group in spring 2016. The group formed in response to widespread perception that Congress is dysfunctional. The Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group aims to assess Congress’ capacity to perform its constitutional duties and to collaborate on ideas to improve the legislative branch’s performance in our separation-of-powers system.