This effort had been fiercely resisted by Republicans, because of the implications the move could have as legislative districts are redrawn by the Legislature.
"I was coming at it from the perspective of the increase in partisanship, and so I looked at Presidents not as legislative leaders but as party leaders".
And what counts as "legislative prayer," to borrow Kennedy's phrase?
Besides studying bills, these committees act as legislative bodies.
Rudd described the Coalition's plan as "legislative folly".
Then began career in politics as legislative assistant to Republican Senator Thomas Kuchel.
That authorization never arrived, as legislative pay raises became a classic Albany political football.
He moved to the White House as legislative counsel in 1967.
But as legislative sessions begin this year, the mood in many chambers is increasingly grim.
Meanwhile, some of the young men I had graduated with were quickly hired as legislative aides.
Like many of her supporters, Rousseff considers her impeachment a coup masquerading as legislative procedure.
