Bessette Pitney Text: The House and Institutional Memory

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The House and Institutional Memory

Previous posts have noted how few current lawmakers were serving at the time of the last major tax reform (1985-86). Pew has new data showing that veteran House members are in short supply, especially on the GOP side:

Congressional Experience Among House Republicans Lowest Since 1990s

Congressional Experience Among House Republicans Lowest Since 1990s

More Than Half of House GOP Now in First, Second or Third Term in Office