“The article How to Make Congress Work Better...”

The article How to Make Congress Work Better for the American People in Time on Dec 1st 2020,mentions that every few decades,Congress comes to the realization that it needs to fix itself.For the last 50 years,whether due to an imminent crisis or a slow deterioration,special reform committees have been established to deliver reforms on everything from committee operations to congressional ethics.These committees were tasked to diagnose the problems facing the legislative branch and prescribe solutions to make congress more effective.Some ideas worked,some didn’t,and others were put on the shelf and only utilized years later.

最新一期的美国《时代》周刊题为《怎样才能使国会更好地为美国民众服务》的文章提到，每过几十年，国会就会逐渐意识到它自己需要修理了。无论是面对迫在眉睫的危机也好，还是自身功能的慢慢退化，都要建立专门的改革委员会来对下至委员会的运作和上至国会的行为准则进行彻底的改革。这些委员会就是要对立法机构进行“把脉”，并就如何使国会高效运转起来开出“药方”。所开之“药”，有的药到病除，有的病情依旧，还有一些被束之高阁，数年后才得以施用。