The final stage in the model is Evaluation. These alternative theories integrate the four stages. Assuming a triangle exists, one angle consists of the Senate and House committees on Finance, Ways and Means, etc. At another angle consists of interest groups such as the AFL-CIO, the Chamber of Commerce and business groups. The third angle consists of the Departments of Labor and Treasury.
All participants are in direct communication with each other.
On the other hand, Janda argues that iron triangles are an old form that rarely exists any more. This is due to the frag- mentation of Congress. The old committee chairmen lost their power in reforms in the early 1970s. Applying this theory would show that this Spring's politics show the more fluid situation of a network rather than a triangle. Finally, there are the effects the current status of the minimum wage bill will have on the 1996 election.