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The 2012 election left the power structure in Congress unchanged, with the Republican party controlling the House and the Democrats, the Senate. Questions abound now about whether the 113th Congress can overcome deep ideological differences between the parties to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.

(From L-R) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U.S. President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi attend the unveiling ceremony for the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol in Washington (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque).

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A Grand Bargain for American Democracy

October 11, 2013, John Hudak and Thomas E. Mann

John Hudak and Tom Mann argue that short-term fixes for government funding and the debt ceiling are serious threats to American democracy. The real solution? A grand bargain for democracy that scraps the tools of political hostage-taking and returns to a budgeting process that does not endanger economic stability.

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Focused on new ideas to make government work, FixGov is a blog that identifies and aims to solve the nation’s most pressing political and governance challenges. The solutions offered here are sensible and realistic.

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