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The devastating and politically consequential defeat of President Clinton's comprehensive health plan in Congress has unleashed a torrent of speculation over who or what killed reform. This volume weighs the importance of Congress in the failure to enact health reform by examining more broadly how Congress shapes health policy.

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Vital Statistics on Congress remains the quintessential source of authoritative information on America's legislature. This important series tracks the elements that define and describe Congress in the postWorld War II era, and in this new edition, three of America's most esteemed political analysts extend their examination through the 109th Congress.