Brookings senior scholar Thomas E. Mann is author (with Norman Ornstein) of It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism.
Congressional representatives are back in their districts for a work session, which gives Up to Date the perfect opportunity to catch up with U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO-5) and Kevin Yoder (R, KS-3).