The Challenge of Legislation: Bipartisanship in a Partisan World

by John L. Hilley

Book Overview

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In 1995, the budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans forced the federal government to shut down. Two years later, the parties joined forces to pass the first balanced budget in a generation. In The Challenge of Legislation, John Hilley, the Clinton administration's chief liaison to the Republican-controlled Congress, tells the inside story of this dramatic turnaround. Hilley weaves together a detailed narrative and vivid portraits of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815736541
• ISBN13: 9780815736547
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"