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First Branch Forecast for September 5, 2023: Back to work

By DanielSchuman September 5, 2023 15 min read

TOP LINE The political and institutional dynamics that have defined the 118th Congress are building to a crescendo as recess comes to an end and the new fiscal year looms. This week we consider: How the far-right faction of the House GOP continues to maneuver successfully because of the procedural landscape it shaped at the […]

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EveryCRSReport Adds Federation of American Scientists CRS Reports

By DanielSchuman September 7, 2022 3 min read

We are pleased to announce that EveryCRSReport now includes all CRS reports published online by the Federation of American Scientists. Steven Aftergood, who led FAS’s efforts on CRS reports for decades, has retired from that role, although he still is active on a number of projects. He gave us permission to add those reports to […]

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Tools Every Congressional Staffer Should Know About

By DanielSchuman December 16, 2019 6 min read

Time is always tight on the Hill for staffers. They work long hours, holidays, and sometimes even through major life events. Between the countless emails, bill markups and committee meetings, dozens of office and caucus events, constituent and advocacy conferences, and making sure that lawmakers don’t miss votes, it can be hard to make time […]

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For The First Time, More than 8,200 Congressional Research Service Reports Available Online

By DanielSchuman October 20, 2016 5 min read

New Civil Society Website Makes Available to the American People Reports Previously Available to Congressional Staff and DC Insiders Contact: Daniel Schuman, Demand Progress 202–577–6100, daniel@demandprogress.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC — October 19, 2016 — More than 8,200 reports authored by the Congressional Research Service, Congress’ think-tank, were published online today at EveryCRSReport.com by Demand Progress, a progressive grassroots organization with […]

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Why I Came To Believe CRS Reports Should be Publicly Available (and Built a Website to Make it Happen)

By DanielSchuman October 19, 2016 7 min read

I first started working for Congress as a senate intern in September 2001. I was 23 years old and had no experience working on policy. I found myself responding to letters from constituents on issues that I’d never heard of previously. It was then that I first encountered the Congressional Research Service and its reports. […]

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