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Can Congress Better Represent Americans?

Nov 5, 2025 |
Online
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Deep polarization. Partisan gridlock. Gerrymandering. Shutdowns. Record low levels of trust in political institutions. In this challenging landscape, solutions that could meaningfully improve our politics for the future are more important than ever. This discussion highlights Expanding Representation: Reinventing Congress in the 21st Century, the latest publication from the Our Common Purpose project. 

More information about the publication and the publication are online.

Featuring

Moderator

John M. Carey

Professor of Government
Dartmouth College
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Speaker

Andy Craig

Fellow
Joseph H. Rainey Center
Speaker

Michael Li

Senior Counsel
Brennan Center for Justice
Speaker

Norman Jay Ornstein

Resident Scholar
American Enterprise Institute
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Welcome Remarks

Laurie L. Patton

President
American Çï¿ûÊÓƵ of Arts and Sciences
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Speaker

Maria Perez

Co-Director
Democracy Rising

Related

Project

Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship

The bipartisan Commission issued Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century to both strengthen institutions and bolster civil society. Work is underway to advance initiatives rooted in that report that will help make the nation emerge as a more resilient democracy by 2026, the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Chairs
Danielle Allen, Stephen B. Heintz, and Eric P. Liu
Democracy & Justice
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