Congress No Longer Fulfilling Its Legislative Role

‘I’m just a bill . . . and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill.”

So goes the Schoolhouse Rock song, wherein a bill in Congress explains its journey from idea to written proposal to law. Millions of Americans learned the basics of the legislative process from the “I’m Just a Bill” lyrics. The song’s author, Dave Frishberg, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88.

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Adam M. Carrington

Adam M. Carrington is an associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College.

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‘I’m just a bill . . . and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill.”

So goes the Schoolhouse Rock song, wherein a bill in Congress explains its journey from idea to written proposal to law. Millions of Americans learned the basics of the legislative process from the “I’m Just a Bill” lyrics. The song’s author, Dave Frishberg, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88.