The Dance of Legislation
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The Dance of Legislation has long been considered a classic description of the legislative process. In it, Eric Redman draws on his two years as a member of Senator Warren Magnuson�s staff to trace the drafting and passing of a piece of legislation � S.4106, the National Health Service Bill � with all the maneuvers, plots, counterplots, frustrations, triumphs, and sheer work and dedication involved. He provides a vivid picture of the bureaucratic infighting, political prerogatives, and Congressional courtesies necessary to make something happen on Capitol Hill. In a Postscript to the 2000 edition, Redman reflects on how that process has, and has not, changed in the thirty years since the book was first published.
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Eric Redman was a logger, longshoreman, Rhodes Scholar, and writing teacher, as well as a legislative aide. Today he is a Seattle attorney specializing in public policy and energy law. Richard E. Neustadt is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government emeritus, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Content
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
