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Among the topics that receive new or expanded coverage in this thoroughly revised edition are: the shift from the politics of deficit to the politics of surplus; innovations in Senate floor procedures and the use of new rules in the House; new developments in the ways that chambers resolve their differences; and new trends in legislative oversight.
Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process
by Oleszek, Walter J.Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Cq Pr
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Summary
In this accessible and popular book, veteran Hill observer Walter J. Oleszek explains how the contemporary Congress makes laws and how its rules and procedures shape domestic and foreign policy. A wealth of real-life examples brings the book to life and help readers make sense of the complicated business of lawmaking.
Author Biography
Walter J. Oleszek is a senior specialist in American national government at the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress
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| Glossary of Congressional Terms | 309 | (14) | |||
| Selected Bibliography | 323 | (4) | |||
| Selected Internet Sources | 327 | (2) | |||
| Index | 329 |
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