Professor James Curry explains how limited resources have enabled party leaders to write and negotiate most laws in Congress. Lacking expertise, staff, and time, rank-and-file members rarely have the chance to contribute to the bills on which they vote.
For more on this topic
- Read his two-page brief or his book, Legislating in the Dark, featured on the New Books in Political Science podcast.
- Check out Professor Frances Lee, mentioned in the episode, and her books on partisanship and competition in Congress.