Bibliograph

Broken, can the Senate save itself and the country?, Ira Shapiro

Type

Label

Broken, can the Senate save itself and the country?, Ira Shapiro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Broken

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

983665461

Responsibility statement

Ira Shapiro

Sub title

can the Senate save itself and the country?

Summary

"In Broken, Ira Shapiro, a former senior Senate staffer and author of the critically-acclaimed book The Last Great Senate, offers an expert's account of some of the most prominent battles of the past decade and lays out what must be done to restore the Senate's lost luster"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Hallowed ground to scorched earth -- McConnell's power play -- In the shadow of Mansfield's great Senate -- From Baker and Dole to Gingrich and Lott -- Bipartisanship tried, lost and found -- Obama's first term: strict obstructionism -- Obama's second term: the fiscal cliff and the nuclear option -- The polarized Senate meets the insurgent President -- Politics upended -- Confirmation battles over the President's team -- The Gorsuch nomination: when no compromise is possible -- Investigating the Russian connection -- Catastrophic healthcare -- America versus the world -- Reconsidering the Senate

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