The process for producing public policy in Congress is flawed. The process itself kills policy ideas through the bypassing of the rules and procedural decisions that limit discussion.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.
The only way to improve the GOP brand and make good public policy is to fix the process. This requires transforming the way Congress does business.
Public policy is a study in imperfection. It involves imperfect people, with imperfect information, facing deeply imperfect choices - so it's not surprising that they're getting imperfect results.
Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.
When government programs fail, it is often because public officials are clueless about how human beings think and act.
Policy is no longer being written by politicians accountable to the American public. Instead, policies concerning the defense budget, deregulation, health care, public transportation, job training programs, and a host of other crucial areas are now largely written by lobbyists who represent mega corporations.
The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.
The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.
Congress becomes the public voice of opposition.
I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.
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