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How the Legislative Branch is Broken and What We Can Do About It...
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Congressional Dysfunction
Dysfunction and gridlock drives out our best public servants and causes the American people to lose faith in the institution of Congress. We work to highlight and combat it, in order to make the legislative branch a place where collaboration and understanding thrive and the pressing problems facing the American people get solved.
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Politico Influence: Former Members Plea for Civility
ReFormers Caucus letter to Congress about collaboration and civility cited...
Members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus urge Congress to implement recommendations to foster collaboration and civility
Fundraising demands continue to drive lawmakers out of Washington
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not invincible.
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Politico Influence: Former Members Plea for Civility
ReFormers Caucus letter to Congress about collaboration and civility cited...
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Members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus urge Congress to implement recommendations to foster collaboration and civility
Today 75 members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus, a bipartisan group of nearly 200 former members of Congress, governors, and Cabinet officials, sent a letter to the leadership of the…
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Issue One recognizes new Modernization Committee recommendations
Measures would increase civility, collaboration, and evidence-based policy in the House...
Today, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress passed 25 new recommendations aimed at boosting civility and crosspartisan collaboration between members, strengthening legislative support agencies, and advancing evidence-based policymaking.…
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Fundraising demands continue to drive lawmakers out of Washington
In response to Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) citing fundraising demands as a primary reason he’s leaving the Senate, Issue One CEO Nick Penniman released the following statement: “This is further…
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not invincible.
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Issue One CEO Nick Penniman: House Democrats must reach out to Republicans to create a bipartisan comprehensive political reform proposal.
Last week, House Democrats introduced the most robust package of democracy reforms proposed in a generation as their lead priority for the 116th Congress. It is an incredibly heartening and…
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Issue One commends U.S. Chamber of Commerce for adding bipartisanship to congressional scorecard, urges business lobby to join fight for political reform
Issue One CEO Nick Penniman released the following statement: A significant sign that change is coming to Washington is that one of the largest political juggernauts in the country —…
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“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN)
Congressman Rick Nolan (D-MN) has had an unconventional career in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected to Congress in 1974 and went on to serve three terms…
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“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Jimmy Duncan (R-TN)
Congressman Jimmy Duncan (R-TN) has represented Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District for 30 years. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1988 special election following the…
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“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Congressman Charlie Dent (R-PA) represented Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District from January 2005 until he resigned in May 2018. During his tenure, Dent held a number of leadership positions. For…