| The Dance of Legislation: An Insider's Account of the Workings of the United States Senate Contributor(s): Redman, Eric (Author), Neustadt, Richard E. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0295980230 ISBN-13: 9780295980232 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: The Dance of Legislation is a classic description of the American legislative process. Eric Redman draws on his two years as a member of Senator Warren Magnuson's staff to trace the drafting and passing of the National Health Service Bill (s.4106) with all the maneuvers, plots, counterplots, frustrations, triumphs, work, and dedication involved. He draws a vivid picture of the bureaucratic infighting, political prerogatives, and Congressional courtesies necessary to make something happen on Capitol Hill. In a new Postscript, he reflects on how that process has, and has not, changed in the thirty years since the book was first published. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch |
| Dewey: 328.73 |
| LCCN: 00062896 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.81 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Dance of Legislation has long been considered a classic description of the legislative process. In it, Eric Redman draws on his two years as a member of Senator Warren Magnuson's staff to trace the drafting and passing of a piece of legislation -- S.4106, the National Health Service Bill -- with all the maneuvers, plots, counterplots, frustrations, triumphs, and sheer work and dedication involved. He provides a vivid picture of the bureaucratic infighting, political prerogatives, and Congressional courtesies necessary to make something happen on Capitol Hill. In a Postscript to the 2000 edition, Redman reflects on how that process has, and has not, changed in the thirty years since the book was first published. |