J.D. Rackey
@JDRackey
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Associate Director, @BPC_Bipartisan | Fmr. @ModernizeCmte | Interested in all things Congress 🏛 | Opinions = My Own, RT ≠Endorsements | he/him
Washington, DC
Joined October 2010
Modernizing Congress is a sprawling portfolio of issues that can often be unwieldly! That’s why my @BPC_Bipartisan colleagues & I put together a new -LIVE & searchable- database of the @ModernizeCmte’s 200+ recommendations!
bipartisanpolicy.org
The table on this page provides an overview of recommendations passed by the Select Committee. It details the recommendation, its current implementation status, and…
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RT @BPC_Bipartisan: ⏰ Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, tune into @CBSEveningNews to learn about the challenges facing the elections workforce and solu….
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RT @WSJopinion: On the latest episode of All Things with @KimStrassel, @jdrackey from the Bipartisan Policy Center explains why, for the pa….
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RT @BPC_Bipartisan: BPC's @JDRackey joined @KimStrassel @WSJopinion to discuss efforts to strengthen productivity and collaboration in Cong….
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RT @ThorningMichael: My @BPC_Bipartisan colleague @JDRackey discusses with @WSJ @KimStrassel how Congress stopped working and what's needed….
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RT @cspanwj: THURS| Bipartisan Policy Center's @mattiweil discusses election security and President Trump's proposal to do away with mail-i….
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I had a great time chatting with @KimStrassel about the causes of and some solutions to congressional dysfunction! Be sure to check it out!.
We've got DOGE working on the federal gov, but what about Congress--which is just as broken? An interesting talk with @JDRackey about best reforms to make Congress work again. It isn't just polarization getting in the way of accomplishments.
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RT @congressfdn: 🏆Announcing the 2025 Democracy Awards Winners!. Now in their 8th year, these nonpartisan awards celebrate Members and staf….
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RT @BPC_Bipartisan: NEW: Turnover among chief local election officials continued to climb following the presidential election, reaching 41%….
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RT @ThorningMichael: Former OIRA head @SusanEDudley reflects on how Congress still needs to up its game after SCOTUS reshuffled the regulat….
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RT @TonyMadonna5: Interested in quorum requirements? Chapter 2 includes a number of fun* examples of disappearing quorums from the Continen….
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RT @LawLiberty: Congress was meant to be the backbone of American democracy. @PhilipWallach asks: Why has it become a bystander? https://t.….
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Decrepitude remains the path of least resistance for the institution that is supposed to be the beating heart of American self-government.
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Congress continues to be a mess but Modernization marches on!. Technically, this rec (#28) was already considered closed but this new system is a vast improvement compared to the previous patchwork of options. The MIA is essential to continued progress!.
MODERNIZATION update in the House:.Closed captioning services now available for House Committees.- 98% accuracy rate.- real-time captions on committee room screens .- attendees scan a QR code to access captions on their phones/tablets. funded by Modernization Initiatives Acct.
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RT @PhilipWallach: Important victory for Congress here: the executive branch can't conceal its apportionments (actual allocation of funds)….
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RT @ThorningMichael: Grass is always greener. Have heard from many Republicans who regret how the 6-year term limit has become a disincenti….
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RT @TonyMadonna5: Self-executing rule usage through the 118th Congress via our most recent data.
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RT @ThorningMichael: @kevinrkosar on the self-defeating appropriations politics playing out in Congress and the civil society groups workin….
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RT @BPC_Bipartisan: The bipartisan efforts of the Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation are quietly improving functionality in Congres….
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RT @bindersab: Senate GOP tactics to make 2017 tax cuts "permanent" required a nuclear move on Senate floor-- weakening authority of the pa….
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Republican tactics seem likely to weaken the Senate – and make fiscal crisis more likely.
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As I said, modernization is still happening!
Behind the scenes, congressional modernization is still happening this Congress! Thanks @justinjpapp1 for taking the time to dig in.
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Thanks for all your hard work to get this done, @RepBice @NormaJTorres @RepMikeCarey @RepJoeMorelle @HouseAdmin @HouseAdm_Dems! More details here:
cha.house.gov
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration
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