Reports
Why We Left Congress
How the Legislative Branch is Broken and What We Can Do About It...
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Fixing Congress
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.
Featured Press
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.
The Latest on Congressional Dysfunction
Reports
“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL)
Four-term Congressman Dennis Ross (R-FL) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during the 2010 midterm elections. Ross first represented Florida’s 12th Congressional District. He has represented Florida’s 15th…
Reports
“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA)
Two-term Congressman Ryan Costello (R-PA) has represented Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District since January 2015. He currently serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is one of 12 House…
Reports
“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA)
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a special election in October 2007. In August 2017, she announced that she would not be running…
Reports
“Why We Left Congress”: Excerpts of Our Conversation with Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) has represented Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District since January 2009. A former accountant who served six years as the treasurer of Kansas, Jenkins announced her decision to…
Reports
Why We Left Congress
How the Legislative Branch is Broken and What We Can Do About It...
A report by: Read the press release.
Press releases
New Report: Why We Left Congress
How the Legislative Branch is Broken and What We Can Do About It...
Systemic institutional dysfunction was a leading cause for more than 50 Republican and Democratic members of Congress who voluntarily did not seek re-election this year, according to a new joint…
Op-eds
Washington, get your house in order
by former Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN), Issue One ReFormers Caucus Co-Chair. Congress faces a party-straddling, demographic-spanning six percent approval rating from voters outside of the Swamp. As one voter said,…
Polling
Only six percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in Congress, new poll finds
When Donald Trump rode a populist wave to the White House last November, many believed that the new president would try to usher in an embrace of average Americans into…
Testimonies & comments
Issue One’s memo to President-Elect Trump’s administration
Issue One’s memo to President-elect Trump’s administration “Crony capitalism gives us special interest tax breaks, custom-designed regulations and special exemptions for favored parties.” So said the Republican platform adopted this…