Subsidizing coal mining and orange growing have both been found to be economically inefficient in that the costs outweigh the benefits. However, a subsidy on coal mining would help the coal producers in West Virginia and a subsidy on orange growing would help the orange farmers in Florida. So the senator from West Virginia approaches the senator from Florida and says that he will vote for the orange subsidy if the Florida senator votes for the coal-mining subsidy. The Florida senator agrees. Which term best describes what just happened?

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Logrolling is a political maneuver in which legislators agree to support each other's bills or amendments in order to secure passage of their own legislation.

Subsidizing Coal Mining and Orange Growing Have Both Been Found