This article explains the role of the IGR lobby in the passage of TEA-21 and the nature of the coalitions and partnerships formed by groups within the IGR lobby to accomplish their policy goals. The data for the study are divided into three realms. The first identifies the priorities of groups within the IGR lobby and the types of coalitions that groups entered into. These data were gathered through examinations of IGR lobby testimony before congressional committees, interviews with organizational and congressional staff members, and from secondary sources such as the official publications and websites of IGR lobby organizations. The second part seeks to gain a more precise understanding of how state and local officials use non-PIG coalitions and groups to press for their policy objectives by surveying selected state and local government officials. Finally, the survey assesses the impact that IGR lobbying had on TEA-21.
本文解释了 IGR 游说团体在
TEA-21 法案通过过程中的作用,以及 IGR 游说团体为实现其政策目标而形成的联盟和伙伴关系的性质。研究数据分为三个方面。首先是确定 IGR 游说团体的优先事项以及这些团体结成的联盟类型。这些数据是通过审查 IGR 游说团体在国会委员会的证词、采访组织和国会工作人员以及从 IGR 游说团体的官方出版物和网站等二手资料中收集的。第二部分通过对部分州和地方政府官员进行调查,试图更准确地了解州和地方官员是如何利用非
PIG 联盟和团体来实现其政策目标的。最后,调查评估了 IGR 游说对
TEA-21 的影响。