Lee H. Hamilton in dailyherald: Congress's important job of educating voters about complex actions is growing harder.
In the pantheon of writings about Congress, California Rep. Katie Porter's new book will almost certainly draw attention for her unvarnished takes on the institution and her colleagues. In"I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan," Porter finds plenty of targets, including her fellow House members, staffers, lobbyists -- and how a seat in Congress is increasingly out of reach for ordinary Americans.
There are any number of reasons for this. The issues Congress deals with are often complicated and full of nuance, but even on some of the most basic facts, there's widespread misunderstanding. No, foreign aid is not a significant part of the U.S. budget; it's less than 1 percent. No, undocumented immigrants aren't disproportionately responsible for crimes, compared to native-born Americans. No, China doesn't own more than half of U.S.
This holds equally true when members of Congress and political candidates try to explain their positions or build support for them with the public. Voters are inundated with"information," some of it reliable, much of it not. Our system asks them to sort through it and arrive at conclusions about what's best for their communities and the country as a whole.
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