Agenda Setting by Intraparty Factions in the U.S. Congress

• In Event: Committees in the U.S. Congress

Brief Overview

Utilizing an original dataset of intraparty faction activity, I measure their policy priorities from 2001-2018. I argue that factions push issues onto the congressional agenda and shape congressional attention to policy issues.

Author

• Zachary A McGee, The University of Texas at Austin