The National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD) is proud to announce that CommonSense American, its flagship program, is now four-for-four. This past July, Congress passed Workforce Pell legislation, opening the…
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Passage of the Electoral Count and Presidential Transition Reform Act Washington, D.C. – Today, Congress passed the bipartisan Electoral Count and Presidential Transition Reform Act, legislation that will fortify peaceful…
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Paul and Nancy Pelosi The National Institute for Civil Discourse raises it voice with those from across the country and political spectrum to condemn the heinous attack on Paul Pelosi,…
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WASHINGTON — Americans who were educated on congressional proposals aimed at preventing another Jan. 6 attack prefer Senate reforms to a more far-reaching House bill, the University of Arizona’s National Institute for Civic…
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CommonSense Americans Support Legislation That Will Build Trust in Elections The bipartisan legislation announced last month by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D–W.Va.), along with another eight Republicans and six Democrats, is a crucial…
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What can we do to ensure our elections are safe and trustworthy? What we know through the National Institute for Civil Discourse's CommonSense American program is that everyday citizens support legislation…
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The National Institute for Civil Discourse's Executive Director Keith Allred shared insights with members of the the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. He discussed how Congress can engage…
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Presented by the Program on Legislative Negotiation, the Program on Law and Government, and the AU Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 12:00 - 1:00…
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NICD mourns the loss of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who firmly embodied the values of bipartisanship and public service and whose deft hand guided progress in the Senate…
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Today, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (“Modernization Committee”) passed its second set of recommendations in the 117th Congress. The slate of recommendations focuses on enhancing civility and collaboration…
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