When the Senate worked for us : the invisible role of staffers in countering corporate lobbies
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Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2017.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
340.092 PERTS
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Published
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2017.
Format
Book
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221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.
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Every politically sentient American knows that Congress has been dominated by special interests, and many people do not remember a time when Congress legislated in the public interest. In the 1960s and '70s, however, lobbyists were aggressive but were countered by progressive senators and representatives, as several books have documented. What has remained untold is the major behind-the-scenes contribution of entrepreneurial Congressional staff, who planted the seeds of public interest bills in their bosses' minds and maneuvered to counteract the influence of lobbyists to pass laws in consumer protection, public health, and other policy arenas crying out for effective government regulation. They infuriated Nixon's advisor, John Ehrlichman, who called them "bumblebees," a name they wore as a badge of honor. For his insider account, Pertschuk draws on many interviews, as well as his fifteen years serving on the staff of the Senate Commerce Committee that Senator Warren Magnuson chaired and as the committee's Democratic Staff Director. That committee became, in Ralph Nader's words, "the Grand Central Station for consumer protection advocates."
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LC Subjects
Consumer protection -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
Legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Pertschuk, Michael, -- 1933-
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States. -- Congress. -- Senate. -- Committee on Commerce -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
Legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Pertschuk, Michael, -- 1933-
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
United States. -- Congress. -- Senate. -- Committee on Commerce -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pertschuk, M. (2017). When the Senate worked for us: the invisible role of staffers in countering corporate lobbies . Vanderbilt University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pertschuk, Michael, 1933-. 2017. When the Senate Worked for Us: The Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies. Vanderbilt University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pertschuk, Michael, 1933-. When the Senate Worked for Us: The Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies Vanderbilt University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pertschuk, Michael. When the Senate Worked for Us: The Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies Vanderbilt University Press, 2017.
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