Beyond polarization: Why fixing a broken Congress matters

People often say Congress is broken; maybe it’s worn out too. We can easily forget that Congress is more than elected officials – it is also a workplace for staffers, serving members in all sorts of ways. They need public support and resources to keep Congress running. Our video explores this issue, with a little help from modeling clay.

We often blame partisan politics for dysfunction in Congress. But that’s not the whole story.

Despite public perception that the legislature has too many staff and employees are overpaid, cuts to...