Congress and the nation. Volume XIII, 2009-2012 : politics and policy in the 111th and 112th Congresses.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

CQ Press, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

United States.

Law--United States.

Law.

Legislation--United States.

Legislation.

United States--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 1072 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Politics and policy in the 111th and 112th Congresses

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE/CQ Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chronicling the highly partisan and polarized environment during the historic first term of President Barak Obama, Congress and the Nation 2009-2012 is the most authoritative reference on congressional law-making and trends during the 111th and 112th Congresses. It covers the shift in partisan control of the U.S. House after the 2010 midterm election and the subsequent gridlock for lawmaking in the 112th Congress, stimulus spending in the wake of the financial crisis, controversial reform of the U.S. healthcare system, showdowns over raising the national debt ceiling, and much more.

Contents:

CONGRESS AND THE NATION-FRONT COVER; CONGRESS AND THE NATION; COPYRIGHT; SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS; CONTENTS; TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: POLITICS AND NATIONAL ISSUES; CHAPTER 2: ECONOMIC POLICY; CHAPTER 3: HOMELAND SECURITY; CHAPTER 4: FOREIGN POLICY; CHAPTER 5: DEFENSE POLICY; CHAPTER 6: TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE, AND COMMUNICATIONS; CHAPTER 7: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 8: AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CHAPTER 9: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; CHAPTER 10: EDUCATION POLICY; CHAPTER 11: HOUSING AND URBAN AID; CHAPTER 12: LABOR AND PENSIONS; CHAPTER 13: LAW AND JUSTICE

CHAPTER 14: GENERAL GOVERNMENTCHAPTER 15: INSIDE CONGRESS; CHAPTER 16: THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY; APPENDIX; INDEX TO LEGISLATION BY PUBLIC LAW NUMBER

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 24, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4833-5921-2

1-4833-5920-4

1-4522-7035-X

1-4522-7036-8

9781452270364

OCLC:

893333675