02322cam a2200397 a 4500 126824 20230410121012.0 071022s2008 dcu b 001 0 eng 15053548 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2007043782 9780815736547 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815736541 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780815736530 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815736533 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn156811117 (OCoLC)156811117 (OCoLC)156811118 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP BAKER C#P DLC lcac n-us--- JK 1021 H652c 2008 352.497302 Hilley, John L. The challenge of legislation : bipartisanship in a partisan world / John L. Hilley. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008. xii, 276 p. ; 23 cm. "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. 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. United States. Congress. United States. Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Legislation United States. Legislación Estados Unidos. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007043782.html 56006 56006 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 JK 1021 H652c 2008 00000114556 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk