Testimony of Soren Dayton Before the House Modernization Committee: How to Re-Empower Congress
- March 25, 2021
On Mar. 25, 2021, Protect Democracy’s Soren Dayton testified before the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress on how to re-empower the legislative branch.
His remarks focused on two questions concerning congressional oversight authority: Does Congress have enough information, from the Executive Branch in particular? And what powers does Congress have to coerce behavior to provide that information?
Read the testimony in full here. Read the testimony in full here.
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