As the moment approached for a key procedural vote that would make or break Reagan's programme, Stockman received an agitated telephone call from Bill Thomas, a conservative Republican from California and an agent of the administration on Capitol Hill: This extended quotation provides a fascinating picture of the American pluralist system in operation while helping us to understand why the Reaganites were successful in fashioning the coalitions they required in the House of Representatives.
As the moment approached for a key procedural vote that would build or destroy Reagan's programme, Stockman received an agitated telephone call from Bill Thomas, a conservative Republican from California and an agent of the administration on Capitol Hill: This extended quotation provides a fascinating picture of the American pluralist system in operation while helping us to understand why the Reaganites were successful in fashioning the coalitions they required in the House of Representatives.