Strengthening Congress

With the benefit of an insider's perspective, distinguished former
congressman Lee H. Hamilton argues that America needs a stronger Congress and a more
engaged citizenry in order to ensure responsive and effective democracy. Hamilton
explains how Congress has drifted away from the role envisioned for it in the
Constitution as a body whose power and influence would be preeminent in the American
system of government. He details the steps that Congress should take to re-establish
its parity wi...