The Pig Book

The Pig Book
Author: Citizens Against Government Waste
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-04-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780312343576

A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.

The Broken Branch

The Broken Branch
Author: Thomas E. Mann
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195368711

Two nationally renowned congressional scholars review the evolution of Congress from the early days of the republic to 2006, arguing that extreme partisanship and a disregard for institutional procedures are responsible for the institution's current state of dysfunction.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Author: James K. Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre:
ISBN:

This report discusses the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) comprising nine members, two ex officio members, and other members as appointed by the President representing major departments and agencies within the federal executive branch. While the group generally has operated in relative obscurity, the proposed acquisition of commercial operations at six U.S. ports by Dubai Ports World in 2006 placed the group's operations under intense scrutiny by Members of Congress and the public.