National Conference of State Legislatures 2014

Legislative Summit in Minneapolis, MN

The problem of gridlock can't be laid at the feet of one political party or the other. So what is causing it? Former U.S. Representative Mickey Edwards, (R-Okla.), former state legislator Tom Berg, former Wisconsin Speaker Tom Loftus and former Iowa Speaker Christopher Rants draw from their experiences and offer ideas on specific reforms that might help improve our system of government, overcome ideological roadblocks and avoid unnecessary conflict based on party rather than principle.

Moderator

Tom Loftus, former Wisconsin House speaker and U.S. ambassador to Norway

Speaker

Tom Berg, former state legislator and U.S. attorney, Minnesota

Mickey Edwards, former U.S. representative, Aspen Institute, Oklahoma

Christopher Rants, sormer speaker of the House, Iow