The 2007-08 Congress introduced more than 11,000 bills, but passed fewer than 500 -- a batting average of 042, or less than 5%. What a waste of time! More than a third of the bills they did pass were to name a structure after someone. What a waste of money!...
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The 2007-08 Congress introduced more than 11,000 bills, but passed fewer than 500 -- a batting average of 042, or less than 5%. What a waste of time! More than a third of the bills they did pass were to name a structure after someone. What a waste of money! "Change the incentives, change the results," says Joseph Gibson, a former legislative counsel for the House Judiciary Committee and congressional chief of staff. In this excerpt from his new book, Gibson provides four quick, sensible suggestions for fixing the way Congress handles legislation.
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