At the heart of our constitutional system is Congress. In thinking about how to repair our broken government, and in particular the runaway imperial presidency, the role of Congress is essential. So to discuss this, I’m happy to have one of the leading scholars of congressional power and the history of congressional reform. Josh Chafetz is a professor of law and politics at Georgetown, and the author of Congress’s Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers.

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