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SUMMARY:Could Rebooting Congress Help Save American Democracy?
DESCRIPTION:Could Rebooting Congress Help Save American Democracy?  \nThe case for strengthening Congress as an institution of deliberation\,  \naccountability\, and compromise \nJoin the Levin Center and Wayne Law for a Constitution Day conversation on the challenges facing Congress today and the opportunities to revitalize its role in American democracy. As public trust in government has declined and political polarization has deepened\, some observers point to the long-running erosion in congressional performance and capacity as a driving force in this dysfunction. \nThis panel will explore both the causes and consequences of that decline and consider what it would mean to reinvest in Congress. Drawing on perspectives from practice\, scholarship\, and policy\, the discussion will examine ways Congress might better support meaningful debate\, strengthen its oversight responsibilities\, and rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions. \n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon. Barbara Comstock \nFormer U.S. Representative \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhilip Wallach \nSenior Fellow\, American Enterprise Institute & Author of Why Congress \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProfessor Steven Winter \nWalter S. Gibbs Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law\, Wayne State University Law School \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRSVP: Constitution Day 2026 – RSVP – Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy \n  \nThe event is part of the Levin Center’s Congress 250 campaign and Wayne Law’s 100th anniversary celebration. Students\, faculty\, and members of the broader community are welcome. The panel will be followed by a reception in the Partrich Auditorium lobby. \n 
URL:https://levin.andrewhickman.me/event/should-americans-want-congress-to-reinvest-in-itself/
LOCATION:Patrich Auditorium\, 471 West Palmer Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48202\, United States
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