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House Panel Seeks Help From Marriage Counselor to Ease Polarization in Congress
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April 14, 2021
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6:41Now PlayingRelations between the parties in Congress have deteriorated so badly that lawmakers overseeing an effort to modernize the institution are even considering bringing in a marriage counselor to patch things up.
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, which the House created in 2019 and extended through the 117th Congress, has made easing polarization on Capitol Hill a top goal for the panel.
“Last Congress we had a lot of structural and procedural and institutional recommendations,” said Committee Vice Chair Rep. Will Timmons (R-S.C.) in an interview. “We both want to focus on something that isn’t really in that category. It’s how do we make people work together, and I think that’s probably the most important thing.”
The panel’s head, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), who also participated in the interview, said he has spent the last several weeks calling non-political experts for their advice, including a marriage counselor, an organizational psychologist, and corporate culture consultants. “Is there a way to foster culture change in an institution with 435 independent contractors?” he asked.
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