Congress from the Inside : Observations from the Majority and the Minority (2nd)

by BROWN SHERROD

• ISBN13: 9780873386760
• ISBN10: 0873386760
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr

Summary

In the second edition of Congress from the Inside, Sherrod Brown updates his insider's view of the workings of Congress with lively discussions of the Clinton impeachment, continued haggling over prescription drug legislation, and the "Battle in Seattle" over the 1999 World Trade Organization conference.

Congress from the Inside has received high praise from the academic and political worlds for its intimate look at Washington politics. Ideal for both classroom and armchair reading, Brown's book depicts the inner-working and deal-makings of Congress. He walks the reader through the crafting of legislation and tours the offices and meeting rooms where so much of the work of the legislature is done, introducing us to the names and faces of power. With incisive candor, Brown exposes the strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures, diversity and elitism of the United States Congress.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	xv
Part I
Election 1992: Getting There	3	(19)
In the District	22	(13)
In Committee	35	(11)
In the Chamber	46	(16)
The Budget	62	(9)
The North American Free Trade Agreement	71	(12)
The Great Health Care Debate	83	(9)
The Crime Bill	92	(8)
The Mail, the Phones, and Other Things	100	(10)
Election 1994	110	(19)
Part II
Intelligence and Surveillance	129	(4)
The Coup and the Revolution	133	(25)
Storming the Palace: The Government Shutdown	158	(19)
The Counteroffensive: M2E2	177	(11)
The Truce	188	(12)
The Campaign	200	(19)
The 105th Congress	219	(10)
Election 1998	229	(6)
The 106th Congress	235	(2)
Index	237