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- Book Title
- When the Senate Worked for Us : the Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies
- Publication Name
- When the Senate Worked for Us
- Title
- When the Senate Worked for Us
- Subtitle
- The Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies
- Narrator
- John Burlinson
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9780826521668
- ISBN
- 9780826521668
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Law, History, Political Science
- Topic
- American Government / Legislative Branch, Public Policy / General, Legal Profession, Consumer, United States / 20th Century, Government / General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political
- Release Date
- 30/09/2017
- Release Year
- 2017
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Type
- Political Science
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages
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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."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN-10
0826521665
ISBN-13
9780826521668
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237661918
Product Key Features
Book Title
When the Senate Worked for Us : the Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
American Government / Legislative Branch, Public Policy / General, Legal Profession, Consumer, United States / 20th Century, Government / General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Law, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Kf373.P478a3 2017
Reviews
"Michael Pertschuk was a master strategist on Capitol Hillputting into place some of the nation's most important consumer regulations. He's also a master storytellerwith a great gift for letting readers in on what actually happened and how. A wonderful read." Robert B. Reich , former US Secretary of Labor and author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few, "This book is the story of a public servantMike Pertschukand his fellow activist staffers, whose valiant work on consumer protection have helped millions of Americans. As a major opponent of the tobacco industry year after year, Pertschuk has been advocate, publicist, datalyst, strategist, and exporter abroad of the drive to curb pernicious promotion by the cigarette companies and alert smokers to the dangers and ways out of the habit. His crusade against the tobacco industrydone with more wit and humor than is the custom in Washingtonwas just a warm-up. In 1964 he became a staff counsel to Senator Warren Magnuson (D-WA), the powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. There, over the next decade, Pertschuk became the point man for a wave of consumer protection legislation such as this country has never before witnessed. From auto safety to pipeline safety to flammable fabric prevention to radiation safeguards to consumer product safetyto list a few initiativesPertschuk persuaded members of the Senate Committee and their staff of their worth. What started in that committee usually ended as national law. Often observing this process firsthand, I admired the diplomatic, conciliatory, but determined way he went about his rounds on Capitol Hill and kept a respectful but ready-to-pounce press accurately informed while making headlines for his Senators, not himself. Investigatory hearings on consumer health and safety and economic abuses by corporations were prepared by Pertschuk and his dedicated staff with precision. Witnesses made news; hearings were turned into printed volumes that provided a bedrock literature that nourished the escalation of higher expectations and demands of business sellers by the buying public. Corporate lobbyists tried everything short of bribery to stop him. They went to his Senators; they went to him; they tried to be tough, to be friendly, to be reasonable, to be intellectual, and to play the underdog. He listened, reasoned, negotiated, and heard them out. But their calculations and contrivances did not work." Ralph Nader, "Mike Pertschuk has written a lively and thought-provoking book about our democracy from an insider's perspective. He is a widely respected former Senate committee staff director who has captured the way Congress worked during a time when it was a civilized and functioning institution. His detailed and often humorous stories about the Senate offer wisdom and in-depth lessons for our current polarized and dysfunctional Congress." James A. Thurber , Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University, "When I first came to Congress in 1969, to work on the Hill and write a PhD dissertation (on congressional staffs!), I quickly became aware of the reputations of senators who qualified as giants (we called them whales). Warren Magnuson was one. Mike Pertschuk was the first name on the lips of almost every insider when it came to the handful of Senate staffers who also were admired, revered--or detested--for the extraordinary role they played in shaping and passing key policies. The period from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s was a golden age in the Senate when it came to implementing the modern regulatory framework, in the environment, energy, and transportation realms, along with every other area of economic life in America. We have a lot of books giving us the history, some by Mike Pertschuk. But in this book, he adds an important dimension, the key role of the staff, in a witty and penetrating fashion. There is no bragging here, but the insights of someone retired from the fray, informing and perhaps energizing a new group of young, bright Americans to create their own policy advances by restoring the Senate to its rightful functional role." -- Norman J. Ornstein , contributing editor and columnist for National Journal and the Atlantic , and co-author of It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism and The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, "Michael Pertschuk was a master strategist on Capitol Hill--putting into place some of the nation's most important consumer regulations. He's also a master storyteller--with a great gift for letting readers in on what actually happened and how. A wonderful read." -- Robert B. Reich , former US Secretary of Labor and author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few, "This may be the most important political book written about our current political dysfunction because it lays bare a hidden truth. Mike Pertschuk describes an era when young, idealistic people came to Congress, learned its intricacies, became experts in their field, became trusted friends with members of the opposite persuasion, and were motivated by their desire to solve big problems. It is what kept the special interest lobbyists in check and Congress dedicated to the common good. It is not the case today." -- Matt Myers , President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, "Mike Pertschuk has written a lively and thought-provoking book about our democracy from an insider's perspective. He is a widely respected former Senate committee staff director who has captured the way Congress worked during a time when it was a civilized and functioning institution. His detailed and often humorous stories about the Senate offer wisdom and in-depth lessons for our current polarized and dysfunctional Congress." -- James A. Thurber , Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University, "When I first came to Congress in 1969, to work on the Hill and write a PhD dissertation (on congressional staffs!), I quickly became aware of the reputations of senators who qualified as giants (we called them whales). Warren Magnuson was one. Mike Pertschuk was the first name on the lips of almost every insider when it came to the handful of Senate staffers who also were admired, reveredor detestedfor the extraordinary role they played in shaping and passing key policies. The period from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s was a golden age in the Senate when it came to implementing the modern regulatory framework, in the environment, energy, and transportation realms, along with every other area of economic life in America. We have a lot of books giving us the history, some by Mike Pertschuk. But in this book, he adds an important dimension, the key role of the staff, in a witty and penetrating fashion. There is no bragging here, but the insights of someone retired from the fray, informing and perhaps energizing a new group of young, bright Americans to create their own policy advances by restoring the Senate to its rightful functional role." Norman J. Ornstein , contributing editor and columnist for National Journal and the Atlantic , and co-author of It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism and The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track, "Mike Pertschuk has written a lively and thought-provoking book about our democracy from an insider's perspective. He is a widely respected former Senate committee staff director who has captured the way Congress worked during a time when it was a civilized and functioning institution. His detailed and often humorous stories about the Senate offer wisdom and in-depth lessons for our current polarized and dysfunctional Congress." -- James A. Thurber , Director, Center for Congress and Presidential Studies, American University, "This may be the most important political book written about our current political dysfunction because it lays bare a hidden truth. Mike Pertschuk describes an era when young, idealistic people came to Congress, learned its intricacies, became experts in their field, became trusted friends with members of the opposite persuasion, and were motivated by their desire to solve big problems. It is what kept the special interest lobbyists in check and Congress dedicated to the common good. It is not the case today." Matt Myers , President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, "This book is the story of a public servant--Mike Pertschuk--and his fellow activist staffers, whose valiant work on consumer protection has helped millions of Americans. As a major opponent of the tobacco industry year after year, Pertschuk has been advocate, publicist, datalyst, strategist, and exporter abroad of the drive to curb pernicious promotion by the cigarette companies and alert smokers to the dangers and ways out of the habit. His crusade against the tobacco industry--done with more wit and humor than is the custom in Washington--was just a warm-up. In 1964 he became a staff counsel to Senator Warren Magnuson (D-WA), the powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. There, over the next decade, Pertschuk became the point man for a wave of consumer protection legislation such as this country has never before witnessed. From auto safety to pipeline safety to flammable fabric prevention to radiation safeguards to consumer product safety--to list a few initiatives--Pertschuk persuaded members of the Senate Committee and their staff of their worth. What started in that committee usually ended as national law. Often observing this process firsthand, I admired the diplomatic, conciliatory, but determined way he went about his rounds on Capitol Hill and kept a respectful but ready-to-pounce press accurately informed while making headlines for his Senators, not himself. Investigatory hearings on consumer health and safety and economic abuses by corporations were prepared by Pertschuk and his dedicated staff with precision. Witnesses made news; hearings were turned into printed volumes that provided a bedrock literature that nourished the escalation of higher expectations and demands of business sellers by the buying public. Corporate lobbyists tried everything short of bribery to stop him. They went to his Senators; they went to him; they tried to be tough, to be friendly, to be reasonable, to be intellectual, and to play the underdog. He listened, reasoned, negotiated, and heard them out. But their calculations and contrivances did not work." -- Ralph Nader, "This book is the story of a public servant--Mike Pertschuk--and his fellow activist staffers, whose valiant work on consumer protection have helped millions of Americans. As a major opponent of the tobacco industry year after year, Pertschuk has been advocate, publicist, datalyst, strategist, and exporter abroad of the drive to curb pernicious promotion by the cigarette companies and alert smokers to the dangers and ways out of the habit. His crusade against the tobacco industry--done with more wit and humor than is the custom in Washington--was just a warm-up. In 1964 he became a staff counsel to Senator Warren Magnuson (D-WA), the powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. There, over the next decade, Pertschuk became the point man for a wave of consumer protection legislation such as this country has never before witnessed. From auto safety to pipeline safety to flammable fabric prevention to radiation safeguards to consumer product safety--to list a few initiatives--Pertschuk persuaded members of the Senate Committee and their staff of their worth. What started in that committee usually ended as national law. Often observing this process firsthand, I admired the diplomatic, conciliatory, but determined way he went about his rounds on Capitol Hill and kept a respectful but ready-to-pounce press accurately informed while making headlines for his Senators, not himself. Investigatory hearings on consumer health and safety and economic abuses by corporations were prepared by Pertschuk and his dedicated staff with precision. Witnesses made news; hearings were turned into printed volumes that provided a bedrock literature that nourished the escalation of higher expectations and demands of business sellers by the buying public. Corporate lobbyists tried everything short of bribery to stop him. They went to his Senators; they went to him; they tried to be tough, to be friendly, to be reasonable, to be intellectual, and to play the underdog. He listened, reasoned, negotiated, and heard them out. But their calculations and contrivances did not work." -- Ralph Nader
Copyright Date
2017
Lccn
2016-044846
Dewey Decimal
373.73071
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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