{"id":5211,"date":"2023-11-14T08:07:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/?p=5211"},"modified":"2023-12-04T13:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T18:41:05","slug":"the-urgent-21st-century-upgrades-congress-needs-to-do-its-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/the-urgent-21st-century-upgrades-congress-needs-to-do-its-job\/","title":{"rendered":"The urgent 21st century upgrades Congress needs to do its job"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"2851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/five-reasons-why-you-cant-judge-a-congress-by-counting-laws\/the-hill-newspaper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"850,315\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Hill Newspaper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper-300x111.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper.jpg 850w, https:\/\/kevinrkosar.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Hill-Newspaper-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public has been really down on Congress for about 20 years. A Gallup poll in September found public approval of our nation\u2019s legislature was a mere 17 percent. The ugly fight over the Speakership quite probably did not buoy Americans\u2019 feelings. For sure, some of this grumpy public sentiment is driven by negative media. The old saying is that in journalism, what bleeds leads. Coverage of Capitol Hill focuses heavily on conflict&#8230;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/campaign\/4307032-the-urgent-21st-century-upgrades-congress-needs-to-do-its-job\/\">Read more<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The public has been really down on Congress for about 20 years. A Gallup poll in September found public approval of our nation\u2019s legislature was a mere 17 percent. The ugly fight over the Speakership quite probably did not buoy Americans\u2019 feelings. For sure, some of this grumpy public sentiment is driven by negative media. 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