Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process - Softcover

Oleszek, Walter J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871877031 ISBN 13: 9780871877031

Publisher: Cq Pr, 1995

Synopsis

Emphasizing those rules and processes he sees as most important to the policy-making process, Oleszek (senior specialist in American national government at the Congressional Research Service) describes the procedural context of congressional activity. After an introductory chapter on general issues

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About the Author

Walter J. Oleszek is a senior specialist in the legislative process at the Congressional Research Service. He has served as either a full-time professional staff aide or consultant to every major House and Senate congressional reorganization effort beginning with the passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970. In 1993, he served as Policy Director of the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. A long-time adjunct faculty member at The American University, Oleszek is a frequent lecturer before various academic, governmental and business groups. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Congress and Its Members, 10th ed. (2006),with Roger H. Davidson, and Congress Under Fire: Reform Politics and the Republican Majority (1997), with C. Lawrence Evans.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cq Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871877031
• ISBN 13: 9780871877031
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 373