LEADER 02551nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910781918303321 005 20230721032303.0 010 $a0-8157-3656-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000486895 035 $a(OCoLC)298788232 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10224506 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119557 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146381 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119557 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10074019 035 $a(PQKB)11754064 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069055 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35332 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069055 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10224506 035 $a(OCoLC)818846707 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000486895 100 $a20071022d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe challenge of legislation$b[electronic resource] $ebipartisanship in a partisan world /$fJohn L. Hilley 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8157-3653-3 311 $a0-8157-3654-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $a"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. 606 $aLegislation$zUnited States 615 0$aLegislation 676 $a352.4/97302 700 $aHilley$b John L$0141227 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781918303321 996 $aThe challenge of legislation$93782323 997 $aUNINA