Vital Statistics on Congress, 1999-2000

by Ornstein, Norman J.; Mann, Thomas E.; Malbin, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780844741161
• ISBN10: 0844741167
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Written by three of the nation's best-known and most respected political scientists, Vital Statistics on Congress 1999-2000 is the definitive source of essential information for all who watch Congress--as citizens, journalists, political scientists, students, lobbyists, and even as staff and members of the institution. The volume is an invaluable tool for observing and evaluating the changing shape of politics and the legislative branch of government. The tenth edition is updated to include new statistical information on the 1998 elections and the 106th Congress. More than 100 tables and figures illustrate the dramatic changes taking place in Congress.

Author Biography

Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, cochair of the President's Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, and a regular contributor to Roll Call. Thomas E. Mann is director of governmental studies and the W. Averell Harriman Senior Fellow in American Governance at the Brookings Institution. With Norman J. Ornstein he codirected the AEI-Brookings Renewing Congress Project. Michael J. Malbin is professor of political science at the State University of New York, Albany, and director of legislative studies at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, SUNY's institute for public policy research.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Members of Congress	p. 1
Elections	p. 43
Campaign Finance	p. 73
Committees	p. 113
Congressional Staff and Operating Expenses	p. 125
Workload	p. 149
Budgeting	p. 167
Voting Alignments	p. 191
Appendix	p. 221
Index	p. 273
About the Authors	p. 279
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