Center for American Progress Action Fund
Senator Tom Udall, Thomas Mann, James Thurber and Scott Lilly
Deliberation, Obstruction or Dysfunction? Evaluating the Modern U.S. Senate and its Contribution to American Governance
March 12, 2010, 9:30am – 11:30am
To watch the video, click here: www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/03/filibuster....
Whether or not a relatively small minority of the U.S. Senate should be able to block the policies put forward by the president and majorities in both houses of Congress has been a matter of great controversy in American politics since before the Civil War. Today, however, the tactical tools available to the minority are being used more aggressively than at any time in our history and the impact on the nature and quality of American government is greater than ever. On Friday, March 12th the Center for American Progress Action Fund in cooperation with the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies of American University will sponsor a symposium the modern Senate and how current practices are impacting the quality of government.
Keynote Speaker:
Senator Tom Udall (D-NM)
Featured Panelists:
Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Moderated by:
James Thurber, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University
Senator Tom Udall, Thomas Mann, James Thurber and Scott Lilly
Deliberation, Obstruction or Dysfunction? Evaluating the Modern U.S. Senate and its Contribution to American Governance
March 12, 2010, 9:30am – 11:30am
To watch the video, click here: www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2010/03/filibuster....
Whether or not a relatively small minority of the U.S. Senate should be able to block the policies put forward by the president and majorities in both houses of Congress has been a matter of great controversy in American politics since before the Civil War. Today, however, the tactical tools available to the minority are being used more aggressively than at any time in our history and the impact on the nature and quality of American government is greater than ever. On Friday, March 12th the Center for American Progress Action Fund in cooperation with the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies of American University will sponsor a symposium the modern Senate and how current practices are impacting the quality of government.
Keynote Speaker:
Senator Tom Udall (D-NM)
Featured Panelists:
Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Action Fund
Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Moderated by:
James Thurber, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University