The Lugar Center

07/13/2021

MONDAY’S MOST CLICKED: The Lugar Center’s new report card on congressional oversight hearing index was the big winner at POLITICO.

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07/12/2021

Visit https://www.thelugarcenter.org/newsroom-pressreleases-80.html for the Report Card.

The majority of committees in the 117th Congress received failing grades in a report card issued Monday by the Lugar Center.

07/12/2021

Our new 117th Report Card issued today on the Oversight performance of Congressional Committees for 2021 shows most Democratic Party chairs falling far behind the usual pace of Oversight for their Committees, even as some of their fellow Democratic Chairs earned top grades. Among the 34 House and Senate Committees graded on their Oversight, eight Committees received “A” grades, while 19 Committees received “F”s. Visit https://oversight-index.thelugarcenter.org/ for our Oversight site.

05/03/2021

Today, The McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University and The Lugar Center released the final index scores for the 116th Congress: 2019-2020.
The non-partisan tool shows House Democrats Outscore their Republican Counterparts, while the GOP Prevails in the Senate; Overall Cooperation Between Rank and File Members Remains above Historical Average Despite Extreme Partisanship on National Issues. Goto https://www.thelugarcenter.org/ourwork-Bipartisan-Index.html for more information and the full scores. The Lugar Center is a registered 501c3 located at 1455 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20004.

03/29/2021

“Do you believe that the shape of government that was configured by voters should be undone by the death of an office holder.” If the answer is no, the course should be clear. An essential feature of democracy is that it does not depend solely on the beating of a human heart. Presidents, members of Congress and Supreme Court justices do sometimes die in office. But laws can provide for the filling of vacancies in ways that prevent the power struggles and instability that frequently afflict non-democracies when a leader dies. Unfortunately, U.S. laws related to vacancies fail to account for a number of dark possibilities, which combined with our hyperpartisan politics create dangerous incentives for violence and the risk of public upheaval.

OPINION — Presidents, senators and Supreme Court justices sometimes die in office. Replacing them doesn’t have to involve a power struggle.

01/27/2021

“If this era has taught us one thing, it’s that when Congress turns a blind eye - it only creates larger problems for everyone.” Read The Lugar Center’s press release on today’s oversight report card: tinyurl.com/ylw4e6gz .

01/27/2021

The Lugar Center today released a new report card on the performance of Congressional committees in the 116th Congress. Nine House committees received A's; seven Senate committees received F's. Full report attached. More info at www.thelugarcenter.org.

01/01/2021

Members of Congress have called the The Lugar Center’s Bipartisan Index “the Gold Standard in measuring bipartisanship in Washington” and “the Best-known Index in rating bipartisanship in Congress.” It has been cited by virtually all major national news outlets and local outlets in more than 30 states.

Almost all organizations devoted to national issues employ a partisan perspective or seek to promote a single issue. Our work is different.

12/31/2020

We are a lean organization that has been recognized by the University of Pennsylvania as among the top 5% of public policy charities in the country. Contributions to this funding effort would be devoted to ensuring that Senator Lugar’s work in critical areas continues long into the future.

Almost all organizations devoted to national issues employ a partisan perspective or seek to promote a single issue. Our work is different.

12/29/2020

The Lugar Center continues as a working expression of Senator Richard Lugar’s governing philosophy and spirit. We need the help of those who knew and admired him and who revere his brand of public service to continue this work and sustain the Lugar Center.

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12/23/2020

Hello! We're excited to announce our second annual GoFundMe Charity fundraiser for The Lugar Center. We've been told by many people that we're making a positive difference just like the Senator did every day in Washington for all Americans and every minute he was home in Indiana for all Hoosiers. Please help us continue to make Washington less partisan and to provide an environment where we can calmly solve our problems. Any amount is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Almost all organizations devoted to national issues employ a partisan perspective or seek to promote a single issue. Our work is different.