Length of congressional tenure and federal spending: Were the voters of Washington state correct?

American Politics Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-149

  Moore, Michael K ^a   Hibbing, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0009137240     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9602400201     Document Type: Article

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