BROADCASTS.com

Our national legislature is overwhelmed. With a new presidential administration comes new appointments to confirm and a fresh legislative agenda to consider. But Congress\u2019 time and resources are scarce. Antiquated legislative procedures have created perverse partisan incentives and handicapped Congress\u2019 ability to perform its basic functions. What challenges does the First Branch face in the months ahead, and how can Congress overcome its institutional shortcomings? 

Kevin Kosar, a resident scholar at AEI and editor of the recent volume Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform, talks with Adam about Congress\u2019 role in the new government, how it can refortify itself, and ways to expand Congress\u2019 institutional capacity and expertise.