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The Legislative Drafter's Desk Reference, third edition, is a practical guide to drafting federal, state, and local laws. Designed for professional drafters as well as other lega
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Sandra Strokoff
Sandra L. Strokoff drafted legislation in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 40 years. In 2009 she was appointed by Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi as the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives and served in that position until her retirement in 2016.
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