During my two decades in Washington, D.C., I have met innumerable current and former Hill staffers. When I mention that I worked for more than a decade at the Congressional Research Service (CRS), I almost inevitably get an ebullient response. “Oh, I love CRS. They have saved my bacon so many times.” These Hill veterans are […]
Testimony on the Modernization of the Co...
Below you will find my spoken testimony, which is not identical to my lengthier writtten testimony, and my responses to questions.
The Congressional Research Service’s evo
Note: This presentation was delivered at the Oversight Summit convened by the Project on Government Oversight on November 16, 2018. My topic is the Congressional Research Service, which aides oversight in various ways. As a preface I should note that I worked at the CRS from 2003-2014 as a nonpartisan analyst and acting research manager. […]
Written testimony on public access to Co...
Thank you, Chairman Ryan, Ranking Member Beutler and members of the Legislative Branch Appropriations subcommittee for holding this open hearing. This is the third consecutive year the subcommittee has held a public hearing, which is a wonderful and remarkable achievement. All of us who have participated previously and are submitting testimony today are very grateful. […]
The Atrophying of the Congressional Rese...
Library plan to publish CRS reports fall...
Civil society, students, librarians, and the general public were elated when Congress decided to make the non-confidential non-partisan reports issued by the Congressional Research Service publicly available. These reports are often referred to as the gold standard for information concerning the issues before Congress. We have obtained the Library of Congress’s implementation plan to make […]