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The Dance of Legislation An Insider's Account of the Workings of the United States Senate / Eric Redman ; with a new foreword by Richard E. Neustadt and a new postscript by the author.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Redman, Eric.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislation.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. Senate.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : University of Washington Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- [The author] 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.-Back cover.
- Contents:
- First stirrings
- Beginner's lessons
- Getting serious
- Fresh start
- S. 4106, born or stillborn?
- Senate hearing
- Decision in the Senate
- Loose ends
- Interlude
- Doctors in the house
- War of nerves
- New Year's resolution.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 1973.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780295801018
- 0295801018
- OCLC:
- 935254328
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