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Maya Kornberg, "Inside Congressional Committees"

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Committees Are Essential Institutions in Congress

Congress has had committees basically since 1789. Committees are where members can specialize in a topic and take ownership of it, he says. They also decentralize power within the chamber, allowing more legislators to be involved in different ways as they do their work.

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