TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hilley,John L.
TI  - The challenge of legislation: bipartisanship in a partisan world 
SN  - 9780815736547 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - JK 1021 H652c 2008
U1  - 352.497302 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Balanced Budget Act of 1997
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Legislación
KW  - Estados Unidos
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index; Introduction -- We're fixing a hole -- Launch -- Circle 'round the consumer price index -- The handoff -- Staking out territory -- Offer and counteroffer -- An agreement -- What was that we agreed to? -- The center must hold -- The challenge of reconciliation -- House on fire -- Tax tribulations -- Into the hands of the leaders -- Taxes and death -- The triumph of responsibility -- Postscript : the limits and potential of bipartisanship -- Appendixes -- A. primer on the budget process -- B. key budget terms -- C. chronology of important dates -- D. list of participants
N2  - "Insider's account of the bipartisan passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Weaves together detailed narrative and portraits of key players and offers unique insight into the relationship between party leaders and their rank-and-file, the interplay between elected officials and their staff, and the delicate art of partisan negotiations"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007043782.html
ER  -