Too Weak to Govern: Majority Party Power and Appropriations in the Us Senate

by Peter Hanson

Book Overview

Can today's gridlocked Senate still perform the vital role in lawmaking entrusted to it by the Constitution? Too Weak to Govern examines the ability of the Senate majority party to tame the unruly Senate floor and pass the federal budget. Drawing on rigorous analysis and interviews with Senate leaders, it shows how the majority party manipulates the passage of appropriations bills to create massive "omnibus" spending bills. Omnibus bills help the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110763587X
• ISBN13: 9781107635876
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"