CONGRESS NEEDS A BIGGER STAFF: R Street Institute’s Kevin Kosar (I wonder if he’s related to Bernie?) points to the hard data showing the dramatic decline in congressional staff from 1981 to 2015. This won’t help my popularity here on Instapundit, but, having worked on the Hill and covered the federal government for a long time, I also see lack of sufficient staff as one of the key factors in the declining influence of Congress. It’s not the only one, but it’s an important one.

UPDATE AFTER 61 COMMENTS: Man, this room is even tougher than I thought!