Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process
by Walter J Oleszek
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Author: Walter J OleszekEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-26
ISBN: 0872893030
Number of pages: 328
Publisher: CQ Press
Summary of Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process
The definitive work on how congressional rules, procedures, and traditions affect the course and content of legislation, this seventh edition reflects both thorough updating and further refinement. In the House and the Senate, and from committee room to the floor, the fundamentals of lawmaking are made clear in Walter Oleszek's straight talking, informative book on Congress. With dozens of lively illustrations, charts, and extracts from real documents, Oleszek spotlights both "regular order" and unconventional procedures while explaining the role of congressional leadership, the use of strategic tactics, and complicated parliamentary processes. Readers will appreciate Oleszek's insight on the ever-sophisticated use of procedures--such as "filling the tree"--to achieve party and policy objectives in a time of sharper partisanship.Updates include:
- changes in congressional budgeting, such as the return of fiscal deficits, the clash between discretionary spending and entitlements, and the drive to curb the explosion in earmarks
- the "nuclear option" controversy over filibusters
- the wider use of technology in the lawmaking process
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