The Plot That Failed: The Republican Revolution and Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy

Hedge, David M.; Johnson, Renée J.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a003537

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“…The empirical evidence about the impact of these mechanisms, however, is mixed (O'Connell 2006). Hedge and Johnson (2002) find the EEOC and NRC-allegedly more insulated agencies-reduced regulation immediately after the Republicans took control of Congress in 1995. Weingast and Moran (1983) found that the FTC was surprisingly sensitive to changes in the composition of its congressional oversight committee.…”

Section: E Other Agency Structuresmentioning

confidence: 97%

Agency Design and Distributive Politics

Gersen

Berry

2010

SSRN Journal

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This paper targets the intersection of two generally distinct literatures: political control of administrative agencies and distributive politics. Based on a comprehensive database of federal spending that tracks allocations from each agency to each congressional district for every year from 1984 through 2007, we analyze the responsiveness of agency spending decisions to presidential and congressional influences. Our research design uses district-by-agency fixed effects to identify the effects of a district's political characteristics on agency spending allocations. Because most agencies distribute federal funds, we are able to provide empirical evidence about the relationship between structural features of administrative agencies and the degree of political responsiveness of their spending decisions. Because allocation of funds constitutes a readily comparable metric over time and across agencies, we are able to evaluate a host of competing hypotheses about the political control of the bureaucracy by both Congress and the President.

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Section: E Other Agency Structuresmentioning

confidence: 97%

Agency Design and Distributive Politics

Gersen

Berry

2010

SSRN Journal

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“…The utility of procedural controls as a mechanism for political influence is a matter of some dispute. Although some statistical analyses of agency behavior have found that procedural requirements are correlated with increased political influence (Potoski & Woods 2001;Woods & Baranowski 2007;Woods 2009) and may affect policy outcomes (Woods 2015) others have found such effects to be temporary, limited, or nonexistent (Spence 1999a;Hedge & Johnson 2002;Shapiro & Borie-Holtz 2013). Case studies suggest that the latter result may occur because agencies adapt to the procedural requirements in ways that serve to minimize their policy effects.…”

Section: Evaluating the Effects Of Regulatory Analysis Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regulatory Analysis Procedures and Political Influence on Bureaucratic Policymaking

Woods

2017

Regulation & Governance

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Well‐known theories suggest that administrative procedures may be used as mechanisms of political control of the bureaucracy. This study investigates whether three common regulatory analysis procedures—cost‐benefit analysis, risk assessment, and economic impact analysis—lead to greater influence by political officials on bureaucratic policymaking. Multivariate analyses of data from a unique survey of state administrators indicate that regulatory analysis requirements are associated with decreases in the perceived influence of elected political officials on the content of administrative rules. This association is particularly evident in cases where proposed rules are subjected to a cost–benefit test. These findings contradict prominent theories of administrative procedures, but are consistent with recent research on the political power of administrative agencies.

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“…They may cause confusion or require interpretation by the courts, or they may be so polarizing that the judicial branch must intervene to resolve the disputes. Lawmakers may also shape the direction of administrative law decisions through ex post reviews ( [27], p. 310). Once a law has been implemented or rule changes are made to existing statutes, lawmakers may intervene through oversight, supervision, or by creating new guidelines for policy implementation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Within six months of the rule changes, state lawmakers revisited the appellate process as part of their ex post powers ( [27], p. 310). This occurred after several media reports uncovered cases of beneficiaries who were unfairly treated in the appeal hearings.…”

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The Politics of Race, Administrative Appeals, and Medicaid Disenrollment in Tennessee

Franklin

2017

Social Sciences

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Abstract:In 2004, Democratic Governor Philip Bredesen of Tennessee announced a plan to reform TennCare, the state's Medicaid program. The reform package proposed to remove 323,000 adults from the program, which represented the most drastic cuts to Medicaid since its creation in 1965. The reform measure also allowed beneficiaries disenrolled from the program to appeal the decisions to the state Department of Human Services. This study examines how race and policy backlash-that is the backlash against Medicaid expansion-influenced the appellate process for beneficiaries removed from the program in Tennessee. The main argument is that race-especially the predisposition of African Americans-influenced the outcome of the appellate proceedings. The theoretical framework advanced in this study explains how procedural deliberations (legal decisions, policy disputes, administrative hearings) exacerbate disparities and produce differential outcomes that correspond with racial and other ascriptive hierarchies. The data for this research, comprising more than 60,000 former TennCare beneficiaries, were obtained through Open Records Requests in compliance with Tennessee state law. Using logistic regressions, the findings reveal a relationship between race and appellate proceedings. African Americans were treated unfairly in the early stage of the appellate process and those from racially polarized voting areas were less likely to receive fair rulings by hearing examiners. Additional findings identified age-related disparities between younger and older appellants, as well as a regional disadvantage between rural and urban beneficiaries.

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The Plot That Failed: The Republican Revolution and Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Agency Design and Distributive Politics

Agency Design and Distributive Politics

Regulatory Analysis Procedures and Political Influence on Bureaucratic Policymaking

The Politics of Race, Administrative Appeals, and Medicaid Disenrollment in Tennessee

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