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Richard Fenno's Theory
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Richard Fenno's Theory
$1.25
March 9, 2015
Meagan Hebel & Egor Ruzhin
Committees that Matter
The Real Goals of Congress
1. Appropriations Committee
2. Rules Committee
3. Ways and Means Committee
According to Fenno...
Appropriations Committee
1. Reelection
2. Good Public Policy
3. Power in the Chamber
Why?
1. Committee Power to Party Power
2. 1994 elections
3. Incentives
- Least partisan that Fenno studied
- Complex social system
- "College of Cardinals"
- Roll calls
- 1970s
- Jurisdiction
Discussion Questions
Ways and Means Committee
Rules Committee
- Most influential (Social Security, taxes, etc.)
- Appropriations Committee
- Responsiveness to collective interests
- "Restrained partisanship"
- Rep. Wilbur Mills (D-Ark)
- 1974 Election
- "Legislative Cemetery"
- President Kennedy's Agenda
- "arm of leadership"
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