Fighting for common ground
Subtitle: how we can fix the stalemate in Congress
By: Olympia Snowe
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Weinstein Books
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781602862173; 9781602862180
Subjects: Politics and government; Legislators; United States. Congress. Senate; Women legislators; United States; Biography
Description: In this timely call to action, Snowe explores the roots of her belief in principled policy-making and bipartisan compromise. A leading moderate with a reputation for crossing the aisle, Snowe proposes solutions for bridging the partisan divide in Washington.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The decision; title: 2011 and 2012; title: two very bad years; title: Childhood; title: Why I ran; title: The functional Congress; title: Women's issues; title: Life in the Senate; title: Fiscal responsibility; title: Rising to the occasion; title: Health care and partisanship; title: Why we are so divided; title: Why moderates matter; title: Civility in America; title: How we can change Congress; title: Fighting from the grassroots.