The Challenge of Legislation : Bipartisanship in a Partisan World /

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"Insider's account of the bipartisan passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Weaves together detailed narrative and portraits of key players and offers unique insight into the relationship between party leaders and their rank-and-file, the interplay between elected officials and their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hilley, John L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (United States)
Legislation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Legislation > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • We're fixing a hole
  • Launch
  • Circle 'round the consumer price index
  • The handoff
  • Staking out territory
  • Offer and counteroffer
  • An agreement
  • What was that we agreed to?
  • The center must hold
  • The challenge of reconciliation
  • House on fire
  • Tax tribulations
  • Into the hands of the leaders
  • Taxes and death
  • The triumph of responsibility
  • Postscript : the limits and potential of bipartisanship
  • Appendixes
  • A. primer on the budget process
  • B. key budget terms
  • C. chronology of important dates
  • D. list of participants.

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