First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Philip G. Schrag is Professor of Law at Georgetown University. He has written numerous books, including Global Action: Nuclear Test Ban Diplomacy at the End ofthe Cold War (1992) and Civil Procedure (1990). His articles have appeared in the New York Times, BostonGlobe, and Washington Post.

Introduction, Prologue Part I: The Opening Salvo 1. From Plymouth Rock to Kennebunkport 2. Clinton's Turn 3. Mr. Smith, Already in Washington 4. Mark-up Hell Part II: The Heat of Battle 5. Someone Else's Problem 6. The Committee to Preserve Asylum 7. "What's a Senator?" 8. The House 9. The Senate 10. The Conference 11. The President Part III: Parting Shots 12. The Regulations 13. The Deeper Levels of the Law 14. The Wave 15. Public Interest Advocacy in Congress, Epilogue