Read the following article from The Washington Post about problems in lawmaking in Congress.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-three-reasons-congress-is-broken/2013/05/23/8b282d2c-b667-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html
Write a two paragraph summary of the article and answer the following questions.
1. First, what is the purpose of the Dodd-Frank Act ? You can just wikipedia this and read the top part and origin)
2. Who wrote most of the original proposals in this Act?
3.Why were the Congressmen not the best people to make drastic reforms to the financial sector?
4. Did Congressman Dodd or Congressman Frank actually write any of the bill they sponsored? Who did?
5. How did most Congressmen decide to vote for or against this bill?
6. At the end of this article, how does the author describe the work of a typical Congressman today?
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