To really understand how a place works, first you have to speak the language.
LAUGH TEST
When staffers and advocates are negotiating a policy they often use the phrase “that doesn’t pass the laugh test†if a proposal is especially unfeasible. They’re saying it’s laughable, but they are also marking a bottom line-- a threshold for negotiations.
Next Term: LEADERSHIP
LAUGH TEST | BULLY PULPIT | CONFERENCE COMMITTEE | CLOTURE | CLOAKROOM | GERMANE | HOTLINE | HIDEAWAY | HARD VOTE | IN CYCLE | KEY VOTE | LEADERSHIP | MARKUP | POISON PILL | UNANIMOUS CONSENT | WHIP COUNT
