Let's talk money.

In this Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group session, we take stock of the broken congressional budget process and likelihood of its reform with our budget expert guests, Maya MacGuineas and Philip Joyce. Discussion topics will range from the latest shutdown threats and spending deals to perennial reform proposals such as biennial budgeting. Bring your questions and ideas!

Speakers:

Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Philip Joyce, Senior Associate Dean, University of Maryland

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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. To encourage candid discussion, this meeting is not open to media. However, the group's co-directors are available for interviews and comment. They can be reached at kkosar@rstreet.org and drutman@newamerica.org.

Lunch will be provided

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New America and the R Street Institute launched the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group in spring 2016. The group was formed in response to the 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.