U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer on Modernizing Congress

Since early 2019, a group of 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives--six Democrats and six Republicans--have been on a bold mission to fix Congress. They're members of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, chaired by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer. He joined us to talk about their efforts, including:

- The origins of the committee

- Recommendations it has produced

- And much more

Links and Other Information

The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: website

Recommendations from the committee: 117th Congress recommendations, 116th Congress recommendations

June 24, 2021 full committee hearing: ""Rethinking Congressional Culture: Lessons from the Fields of Organizational Psychology and Conflict Resolution" click here

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