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Save to My PortfolioCongressional Corruption: Reforming the Broken Branch

Thomas E. Mann and Lawrence Lessig, April 16, 2008, Bloggingheads.tv

Thomas Mann and Lawrence Lessig of Stanford Law School appeared on Bloggingheads.tv to discuss ways to restore public trust in Congress, and its failure to engage in responsible and deliberative lawmaking, to police the ethical behavior of its members, and to check and balance the executive. Read More

U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics, Corruption, Congressional Oversight, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioOne Year Later: Is Congress Still the Broken Branch?

Sarah A. Binder, Thomas E. Mann and Molly Reynolds, January 2008, The Brookings Institution

Thomas Mann and Sarah Binder conclude that in the 110th Congress, members are working harder, ethics regulations are tougher and a modest legislative harvest is being reaped. But, they warn, the venomous partisan atmosphere remains. Read More

U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics, Governance, Congressional Oversight, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioCould Congress Be Waking Up?

Thomas E. Mann and Molly Reynolds, January 19, 2008, The New York Times

Could Congress Be Waking Up?Amid the clamor of the presidential campaign, it’s easy to forget that all 435 House seats and 35 of the Senate’s seats are up for election this year, too. So how should Congress under its new Democratic leadership be judged? In this New York Times opinion, Brookings Thomas Mann states that 110th Congress deserve some praise. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioGridlock on Capitol Hill

Sarah A. Binder, October 20, 2007, Guardian Unlimited

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Save to My PortfolioIs the Broken Branch on the Mend?

Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioIs the Broken Branch on the Mend? An Early Report on the 110th Congress

Thomas E. Mann, Sarah A. Binder and Molly Reynolds, September 04, 2007, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioA New, Improved Congress?

Thomas E. Mann and Molly Reynolds, August 26, 2007, The New York Times

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Save to My PortfolioIs Congress on the Mend?

Thomas E. Mann and Molly Reynolds, April 28, 2007, The New York Times

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Save to My PortfolioAn Independent Entity for the House Ethics Process?

Thomas E. Mann, April 19, 2007, House Task Force on Ethics Enforcement

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Save to My PortfolioThe Hill is Alive With the Sound of Hearings

Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, March 21, 2007, Foreign Affairs

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Save to My PortfolioWhen Congress Checks Out

Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, November 01, 2006, Foreign Affairs

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Save to My PortfolioThe Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track

Norman Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann, June 27, 2006, Roll Call

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Save to My PortfolioPresidential War Powers: Has the Government Gone Too Far?

Friday, March 17, 2006
Washington, DC

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Save to My PortfolioStalemate

Sarah A. Binder, February 25, 2003

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Thomas E. Mann

Thomas E. Mann

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
The W. Averell Harriman Chair

A noted congressional scholar, Tom Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns; elections; and the effectiveness of Congress. He has conducted polls for congressional candidates and overseen national public opinion studies. Mann recently co-authored The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track.


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