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With an eye on House majority,
Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
With Election Day nearing and the Democrats within a few seats of a House majority,
some see a chance to fix what’s broken
by taking up a reform push they started after winning the majority six years ago
— but clearly never finished.
Moments when power changes hand offer the best chance at reshaping how Congress acts,
and that is doubly so when a new leader takes charge.
In 2018 a small group of moderate Democrats used the opportunity to create a temporary House committee
tasked with modernizing the chamber.
The committee lasted four years,
received plaudits for some important-but-modest changes
and has since had its work folded into a subcommittee.
But for House Democrats, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker could mark a sea change,
especially compared with six years ago, when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) returned to power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/19/house-democrats-ask-how-to-fix-congress/
Democrats mull ways to ‘fix Congress’
With Election Day nearing and the Democrats within a few seats of a House majority,
some see a chance to fix what’s broken
by taking up a reform push they started after winning the majority six years ago
— but clearly never finished.
Moments when power changes hand offer the best chance at reshaping how Congress acts,
and that is doubly so when a new leader takes charge.
In 2018 a small group of moderate Democrats used the opportunity to create a temporary House committee
tasked with modernizing the chamber.
The committee lasted four years,
received plaudits for some important-but-modest changes
and has since had its work folded into a subcommittee.
But for House Democrats, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker could mark a sea change,
especially compared with six years ago, when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) returned to power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/19/house-democrats-ask-how-to-fix-congress/