This week Craig Benzine explores the management construction of congress. We’ll get away the clone machine to look at the duties of the speaker of the home, the bulk and minority leaders, and the bulk and minority whips in each the Senate and the Home. Because the management closely influences assignments to committees and acts as the first level of contact with the media, they wield important energy in influencing public dialog.
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Chapters:
Introduction: Management Construction of Congress 00:00
Management in Congress 0:22
Speaker of the Home 0:50
Majority & Minority Whips & Leaders 1:20
Senate management 2:05
How congressional leaders train energy 3:03
Who controls the congressional agenda? 3:28
Entry to press 4:13
Fundraising 4:43
Why political events matter in Congress 5:26
Understanding congressional management 6:54
Credit 7:39
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