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Eilenstine, D.L., Farnsworth, D.L. & Fleming, J.S. Trends and cycles in the legislative productivity of the United States Congress, 1789–1976. Qual Quant 12, 19–44 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138657
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