Derek Kilmer: “The problems we face as a Nation are hard, but the idea that we will deliver more for our constituents and for our…”

Today we are not focusing on the past. We are reviewing two bills that bring the Congressional Research Service and, by extension, this institution further into the future.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. For the past several years, I have been part of an effort to modernize the legislative branch to ensure that this institution is working better for the American people. The Select Committee on the…

Today we aren't focusing on the past. We are reviewing two bills that bring the Congressional Research Service and, by extension, this institution further into the future.

This retreat would provide a rare opportunity to engage with one another outside of the pressures of Washington, D.C.