citizen engagement

Two Members of Congress Receive Democracy Awards for Lifetime Achievement from the Congressional Management Foundation

CMF research, our collective experience and off-the-record interviews with Members and staff suggest that Congress is more noble than portrayed. Congress is actually made up of hardworking public servants who are mostly motivated by what is in the best interests of their constituents: Head, Heart and (Political) Health.

"As I step down from the chairmanship of the nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation, I'd like to make a plea to the members of Congress whom the foundation exists to serve: that they recapture the trust of the American people."