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- Raising Hell for Justice: The Washington Battles of a Heartland Progressive
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
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David Obey has in his nearly forty years in the U.S. House of Representatives worked to bring economic and social justice to America’s working families. In 2007 he assumed the chair of the Appropriations Committee and is positioned to pursue his priority concerns for affordable health care, education, environmental protection, and a foreign policy consistent with American democratic ideals.
Here, in his autobiography, Obey looks back on his journey in politics beginning with his early years in the Wisconsin Legislature, when Wisconsin moved through eras of shifting balance between Republicans and Democrats. On a national level Obey traces, as few others have done, the dramatic changes in the workings of the U.S. Congress since his first election to the House in 1969. He discusses his own central role in the evolution of Congress and ethics reforms and his view of the recent Bush presidency—crucial chapters in our democracy, of interest to all who observe politics and modern U.S. history.
Here, in his autobiography, Obey looks back on his journey in politics beginning with his early years in the Wisconsin Legislature, when Wisconsin moved through eras of shifting balance between Republicans and Democrats. On a national level Obey traces, as few others have done, the dramatic changes in the workings of the U.S. Congress since his first election to the House in 1969. He discusses his own central role in the evolution of Congress and ethics reforms and his view of the recent Bush presidency—crucial chapters in our democracy, of interest to all who observe politics and modern U.S. history.
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Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xii
- Part 1. Foundation Years
- 2. College Years
- pp. 27-54
- Part 2. The Other End of State Street
- 3. Political Baptism
- pp. 57-78
- 4. Learning State Government
- pp. 79-95
- 5. “You’re Going to Congress”
- pp. 96-116
- Part 3. One of 435: Years of Learning
- 6. New Kid on the Block
- pp. 119-133
- 7. Digging in for the Long Haul
- pp. 134-140
- 9. Pushing for Change
- pp. 149-162
- 10. Nixon Goes
- pp. 163-169
- 11. New Job, New Rules, New Enemies
- pp. 170-181
- 12. Life with Jimmy
- pp. 182-212
- Part 4. Years of Responsibility
- 13. Fighting Reaganomics
- pp. 215-227
- 14. Two New Jobs, One Secret War
- pp. 228-244
- 15. Working with Bush I
- pp. 245-272
- 16. Poison in the House, Poison at Home
- pp. 273-284
- 17. The Clinton Clean Up Brigade
- pp. 285-291
- 18. The Chairmanship
- pp. 292-300
- Part 5. Priorities and Presidents
- 19. Gingrich Takes Over
- pp. 303-314
- 20. Impeachment Again
- pp. 315-320
- 21. In the Trenches with Clinton
- pp. 321-328
- 22. Bush II
- pp. 329-331
- 23. 9/11: The World Changes
- pp. 332-344
- 24. Misled into War
- pp. 345-356
- Part 6. Other Battles
- 25. Hell-Bent on Deregulation
- pp. 359-362
- 26. Environment under Assault
- pp. 363-371
- 27. Limiting Money in Politics
- pp. 372-378
- Part 7. Summing Up
- 28. Presidents
- pp. 381-389
- 29. Values
- pp. 390-406
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299225438
Related ISBN(s)
9780299225407
MARC Record
OCLC
608204430
Pages
444
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2007