Congressional Committee Chairmen : Three Who Made an Evolution /

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Congress does most of its work in committee, and no understanding of that body can be complete without an analysis of its committees and those who shape them. Andree Reeves now offers a rare glimpse into the workings of committee chairmanship over a span of thirty-three years-how three chairmen oper...

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Autor principal: Reeves, Andree E., 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [1993]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Powell, Adam Clayton, > Jr., > 1908-1972.
Perkins, Carl Dewey, > 1912-1984.
Barden, Graham Arthur, > 1896-1967.
United States. > Congress. > House. > Committee on Education and Labor.
United States. > Congress. > House. > Committee on Education and Labor > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House. > Committee on Education and Labor > History.
Legislators.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Congress does most of its work in committee, and no understanding of that body can be complete without an analysis of its committees and those who shape them. Andree Reeves now offers a rare glimpse into the workings of committee chairmanship over a span of thirty-three years-how three chairmen operated and how they influenced their committee and its impact. As Reeves demonstrates, the chair is the most important player in a congressional committee-the one who holds more cards than his colleagues and can deal a winning hand or call a bluff. His use of institutional and personal resources affect.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages).
ISBN:9780813159058

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