Listening to hearings: Legislative hearings and legislative outcomes

American Politics Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 583-604

  Brasher, Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Congressional committees; Congressional hearings; Legislative process; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746353059     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X06289153     Document Type: Article

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