The Congressional Experience

Contents List of Figures and Tables,Preface to the First Edition,Preface to the Second Edition,Preface to the Third Edition, 1. Introduction 2. Getting Elected * The First Campaign * Getting Reelected * The Third Campaign 3. Defeat and Return * The Revolution Hits Home * Comeback * Campaigning in Clintons Shadow, 1998 * The 20 and 22 Campaigns * Campaign Reform 4. Getting Adjusted * Getting Started * Setting Up Shop * Family and Career 5. Finding a Niche * Banking, Science, and Small Business * Pursuing Appropriations * Appropriations Regained * Informal Groups and Caucuses 6. Policy Entrepreneurship * The Home Equity Loan Consumer Protection Act * Amending the Housing Bill * Education and Training Initiatives * Appropriations Initiatives * The EPA Building Saga 7. Budget Politics * From Reaganomics to Read My Lips * Budget Summitry, 1990 * The 1993 Budget Battle * The 1997 Agreement and Beyond * The Great Reversal 8. Parties and Partisanship * Parties and Elections * Organizing the House * The Party Network * The Limits of Partisanship 9. Foreign Policy and Defense * Parliament to Parliament * Promoting Middle East Peace * The Use of Force 10. Serving the District * Keeping in Touch * Casework and Grants * Appropriations 11. Religion and Politics * Religious Agendas * The Two Realms 12. Ethics Beyond the Rule Book * Ethics and Policy * What Sort of Member Shall I Be? * Legislative Structures and Legislative Ethics 13. Concluding Reflections * Reform Agendas * Governance, Trust, and Citizenship