261 pages AEI Press  (Washington) Publication Date: October 1984 Paperback ISBN: 0844735647

Written by political scientists, Vital Statistics on Congress is the definitive source of essential information for all those who watch Congress--as citizens, journalists, political scientists, students, lobbyists, and even as staff and members of the institution. The volume is an invaluable tool for observing and evaluating the changing shape of politics and the legislative branch of government.

Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at AEI and a regular contributor to Roll Call. Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow and director of intergovernmental studies at the Brookings Institution. Michael J. Malbin is associate director of the Republican Conference on the U.S. House of Representatives. Allen Schick is a professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland. John F. Bibby is a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin.