Hall & Adler: Congress Is Shirking Many of Its Most Basic Responsibilities

• By Thad Hall and E. Scott Adler
• Special to Roll Call
• Feb. 16, 2010, Midnight

As we consider the ramifications of Sen. Scott Brown’s (R) victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, it is important to remember that Brown’s win — and the legislative tensions in the Senate that are likely to follow — mask a larger problem on Capitol Hill: Congress no longer knows how to govern.