Derek Kilmer

Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) is the U.S. Representative for Washington's 6th Congressional District and is Chairman of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.

Recent Articles

How to Make Congress Work Better for the American People

Every few decades, Congress comes to the realization that it needs to fix itself. For the last 50 years, whether due to an imminent crisis or a slow deterioration, special reform committees have been established...

By Derek Kilmer and Tom Graves

How to Stop Government Shutdowns

Rep. Derek Kilmer writes that it's not just partisanship causing problems

By Derek Kilmer
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