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CAP data highlights declines in committee activity in US Congress

25 Oct 2019

In a recent Roll Call article, "Some lawmakers question amount of time spent in committees," CAP data is used to highlight the change in congressional activity. 

PAP co-creater Bryan Jones was quoted in the article as well. “The subcommittee activity has declined for some of the same reasons that the committee activity has declined,” said Bryan Jones, a University of Texas at Austin professor who has compiled data on congressional committee activity. “Too much is done through the parties and not enough through the committee structure.”

For more on the changing activity and output of the US Congress over time, check out The Great Broadening, the new book written by Jones, Theriault, and Whyman!

 

 

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