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Eleanor Roosevelt

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J. Edgar Hoover

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Douglas Wilson

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Martin Gardner

Sara Paretsky

Bill Donovan

Michael Dirda

Richard Kurin

Mark Stein

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Understanding how congressional political parties use floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates.In "Party and Procedure in the United States Congress" (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2012), author Jacob R. Straus and contributors Jennifer Hayes Clark, Matthew Glassman and Colleen J. Shogan offer students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during negotiations between the chambers. Divided into four sections (Leadership, House of Representatives, Senate, and Legislative Reconciliation between the Chambers), the contributors present relevant examples of procedure throughout the legislative process.While other books provide the party or the procedural perspective, "Party and Procedure" combines these two features to create a robust analysis on the role that party can play in making procedural decisions. Additionally, the contributors provide an opportunity to take a holistic look at Congress and understand the changing dynamics of congressional power and its implementation over time. A concluding chapter, "Legislative Sausage-Making: Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress," summarizes the book's major themes through an examination of this legislative topic.For captions, transcript, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5577.

Understanding how congressional political parties use floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. In "Party and Procedure in the United States Congress" (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2012), author Jacob R. Straus and contributors Jennifer Hayes Clark, Matthew Glassman and Colleen J. Shogan offer students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during negotiations between the chambers. Divided into four sections (Leadership, House of Representatives, Senate, and Legislative Reconciliation between the Chambers), the contributors present relevant examples of procedure throughout the legislative process. While other books provide the party or the procedural perspective, "Party and Procedure" combines these two features to create a robust analysis on the role that party can play in making procedural decisions. Additionally, the contributors provide an opportunity to take a holistic look at Congress and understand the changing dynamics of congressional power and its implementation over time. A concluding chapter, "Legislative Sausage-Making: Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress," summarizes the book's major themes through an examination of this legislative topic. For captions, transcript, and more information visit <a href="http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5577" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5577</a>.

Jacob Straus: "Party and Procedure in the United States Congress"