Senate Reform Proposals

Published: April 3, 2018, 10:50 a.m.

b'As the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate functions as a check on the legislative process. Many have complained, however, that the Senate is obstructionist, anti-majoritarian, and overly partisan.
Is the Senate broken? Or is it operating as intended by the framers of the Constitution? Daniel Flores, Christopher DeMuth, Matt Glassman, and James Wallner discuss their views on Senate reform.
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Hon. Christopher DeMuth, Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
Dr. Matt Glassman, Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University
Dr. James Wallner, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute
Moderator: Daniel Flores, Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law for the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives

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