Congressional Procedures and the Policy ProcessA title exploring how the contemporary Congress makes laws and how its rules and procedures shape domestic and foreign policy. Also covered are: the shift from the politics of deficit to the politics of surplus, innovations in Senate floor procedures and new trends in legislative oversight. |
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Congress and Lawmaking | 1 |
The Congressional Budget Process | 41 |
Preliminary Legislative Action | 75 |
Copyright | |
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