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Vital Statistics on Congress is the definitive source of essential information for all those who watch Congress.
A chronicle of the contemporary Congress, this biennial reference provides tabular and graphic coverage of topics that include the changing size of congressional staffs, the workload of Congress, the number of committees and subcommittees, the growth of congressional budgets, the cost of congressional campaigns, and voting alignments. Each chapter begins with a concise introduction that puts the numbers and trends in historical perspective and analyzes their meaning and impact.
Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at AEI and a regular contributor to Roll Call. Thomas E. Mann is the W. Averell Harriman Senior Fellow in American Governance at the Brookings Institution. Michael J. Malbin is a professor political science at the State University of New York, Albany, runs its Washington Semester Program, and is the executive director of the Campaign Finance Institute.
Table of Contents
Preface
Members of Congress Elections Campaign Finance Committees Congressional Staff and Operating Expenses Workload Budgeting Voting Alignments
In Making a Killing: The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade, AEI resident fellow Roger Bate analyzes the burgeoning international trade in counterfeit drugs and recommends steps that governments and law enforcement agencies could take to stop it.
The promise of "healthy aging" offers significant opportunities for economic growth and development for Europe in the decades ahead--if governments and citizens are willing to grasp them.
