Legislative cosponsorship networks in th
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James H. Fowler
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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In the US House and Senate, each piece of legislation is sponsored by a unique legislator. In addition, legislators can publicly express support for a piece of legislation by cosponsoring it. The network of sponsors and cosponsors provides information about the underlying social networks among legis