The Influence of Committee Position on Federal Program Spending
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6357653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerard S Gryski (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 443-459 |
| Publication date | 1991-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3235135 |
| OpenAlex | W2328544781 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
It is widely believed that Members of Congress seek committee assignments congenial to the interests of their districts. But is there a real return in federal dollars to states whose representatives sit on committees with jurisdictions over important home-state interests? Using regression analysis on federal data, this article examines the relationship between congressional committee assignments and program funding for the Members' states. The author finds a "political connection" in the case of some committees but not others, and he explores reasons for these differences
Economics · Federal state · House of Representatives · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1995 - 2014 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |