‘Are we going to now govern by anecdote?’: Rhetorical constructions of welfare recipients in congressional hearings, debates, and legislation, 1992-1996

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 341-365

  Gring Pemble, Lisa M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debates; Depiction; Hearings; Michael Osborn; Narrative; Public policy; Walter Fisher; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040030175     PISSN: 00335630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00335630109384345     Document Type: Article

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