02423nam a2200385 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003900112020003600151020003800187020003500225040002100260035002100281043001200302050002400314082002000338100002000358245011300378260006100491300001600552504006400568505058100632520037201213533015201585610003001737610004901767650003201816655002901848710001701877856012601894999001702020ebr10224506CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||071022s2008    dcu     sb    001 0 eng    z  2007043782  z9780815736547 (cloth : alk. paper)  z0815736541 (cloth : alk. paper)  z9780815736530 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z0815736533 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)298788232  an-us---14aJK1021b.H52 2008eb04a352.4/973022221 aHilley, John L.14aThe challenge of legislationh[electronic resource] :bbipartisanship in a partisan world /cJohn L. Hilley.  aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution Press,cc2008.  axii, 276 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-267) and index.0 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.  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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aUnited States.bCongress.10aUnited States.tBalanced Budget Act of 1997. 0aLegislationzUnited States. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10224506zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c40077d40077