false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255856835m/3476685.jpg 3476685 2 During his 33 years in Congress, Henry Waxman has sponsored legislation that's touched the lives of every American: The Clean Air Act. Nutritional labeling on food. Smoking bans on airplanes. As chairman of the most powerful government oversight committee in the House of Representatives, Waxman has also investigated waste, fraud and abuse throughout society, from Wall Street to Major League Baseball to Iraq. Few legislators can match his accomplishments or his insights into the way good work gets done in Washington. In his first book, Waxman takes us inside the life of politican to show readers how landmark legislation is crafted; how Congress really works. Despite prolonged periods of gridlock and partisan conflict, big things can still get done by our elected officials. Only someone who has observed the workings of Washington for decades could explain with such insight the subtle rules of success (and the most common pitfalls of failure) on Capitol Hill. At a moment in our history when most Americans want change, Henry Waxman is the ideal guide to show us how it happens through the art of legislation. 3518014 26 2 2009 The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works total:25|5:3|4:9|3:10|2:2|1:1| 25 86 90 6 3 1 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 18:26:02 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 18:28:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 13:16:05 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 13:18:16 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Sat Aug 08 09:26:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 09:31:18 -0700 2009 Should be required reading in high schools!]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:03:13 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:04:30 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Oct 21 09:23:59 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 09:24:26 -0700 2009 0 1 false false Thu Sep 10 18:13:59 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:32:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 15:53:21 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 15:53:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 18:31:48 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 18:31:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 11:06:44 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 11:06:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 15:11:19 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:11:19 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 13:46:41 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 13:46:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 19:05:51 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 19:06:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 23 21:51:24 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 21:51:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:20:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:20:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 15:24:07 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:24:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 13:47:11 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 10:31:25 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 10:31:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 11:28:09 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:28:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 06:00:06 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 06:00:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 17:30:38 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 17:30:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 06:06:41 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 06:06:55 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3476685