Ira Shapiro

Broken

Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781538105825
• ISBN-10: 1538105829
• Artikelnr.: 48141216

Autorenporträt

Ira Shapiro, author of The Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis (Public Affairs, 2012) has worked in senior positions in the U.S. Senate and served as a leading U.S. trade negotiator, ultimately earning the rank of ambassador. He resides in Potomac, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: McConnell's Power Play Chapter 2: In the Shadow of
Mansfield's Great Senate Chapter 3: From Baker and Dole to Gingrich and
Lott Chapter 4: Bipartisanship Tried, Lost and Found Chapter 5: Mitch
McConnell's Senate Chapter 6: McConnell and Schumer Face President Trump
Chapter 7: The Confirmation Process Chapter 8: The Gorsuch Nomination: When
No Compromise is Possible Chapter 9: Investigating the Russian Connection
Chapter 10: In Sickness and in Health Chapter 11: Immigration and Border
Security Chapter 12: Moderating Economic Nationalism Chapter 13: Climate
Change Denial Chapter 14: Reconceiving the Senate A Note on Sources