Why Congress by Philip A. WallachCall Number: Access online via Oxford Academic
ISBN: 0197657877
Publication Date: 2023-05-30
Contents: What Only Congress Can Do -- Part 1. When Congress Worked. Congress and World War II -- The Achievement of Civil Rights -- Part 2. Congress Transformed. Cacophony -- The Reforms of the 1970s -- Conservatives against Congress -- The Triumph of Partisan Posturing over Politics -- Part 3. The Costs of a Failing Congress. Failing to Compromise on Immigration -- Congress and COVID -- Part 4. Three Futures for Congress. Decrepitude -- Rubber Stamp -- Revival -- Postscript: An Open Letter to America's Legislators