How to Modernize Congress
Aug 15, 2024•42 min
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Episode description
Today’s interviewee is Matt Lira, who has held a wide range of insider roles on the Hill and White House. Our topic: Why Congress is so technologically weak, and how that can change.
We discussed:
* Why is Congress so slow to adopt technologies that would significantly ease operations?
* How did a Congressman unilaterally introduce live-streaming of Congressional hearings?
* Would a Google Docs-style comment system for legislation ever work?
* What would Davy Crockett’s social media presence be like?
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