The Dance of Legislation is a classic description of the American legislative process. Eric Redman 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. In a new Postscript, he reflects on how that process has, and has not, changed in the thirty years since the book was first published.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword to the 2001 Edition
Foreword to the Original Edition
Preface
1) First Stirrings
2) Beginner's Lessons
3) Getting Serious
4) A Fresh Start
5) S.4106: Born or Stillborn?
6) A Senate Hearing
7) Decision in the Senate
8) Loose Ends
9) Interlude
10) Doctors in the House
11) A War of Nerves
12) A New Year's Resolution
Epilogue
Postscript to the 2001 Edition
List of Abbreviations
Index
