The Waxman report: how Congress really works

A congressional leader who has contributed to such laws as the Clean Air Act, nutritional labels on food, and smoking bans on airplanes describes how landmark legislation is created while offering insight into the process through which Congress operates.

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1. Verfasser: Waxman, Henry A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Twelve 2009
Ausgabe:1st ed
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Zusammenfassung:A congressional leader who has contributed to such laws as the Clean Air Act, nutritional labels on food, and smoking bans on airplanes describes how landmark legislation is created while offering insight into the process through which Congress operates.
Beschreibung:Includes index
Introduction -- 1. The early years -- The art of making laws -- 2. California State Assembly to Congressional Subcommittee Chairman -- 3. HIV/AIDS and the Ryan White Act -- 4. The Orphan Drug Act -- 5. The Clean Air Act -- 6. Nutrition labeling and dietary supplements -- 7. Pesticides and food -- The art of oversight -- 8. Fraud, waste, and abuse -- 9. The Tobacco Wars -- 10. Steroids and Major League Baseball -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements - Index
Beschreibung:xv, 235 p. 24 cm
ISBN:9780446519250

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