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Do not ask what good we do : inside the U.S. House of Representatives / Robert Draper.

by Draper, Robert.

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Free Press, 2012.

328.73072 D766d

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators -- United States.

Legislation -- United States.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-

Alternate title:

Inside the US House of Representatives

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

xxii, 327 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-301) and index.

Cast of characters -- Prologue: Evening, January 20, 2009 -- Reinforcements: Tea Party freshman ; The dean ; Bayonets -- Shut 'er down: Citizens in the Devil's City ; Gabby ; The institutionalist ; State of the Weiner ; Madam minority leader ; Continuing resolution ; Moment of silence ; Black Republican out of Florida ; Radicalization ; Woman of a certain rage ; "You hard head" -- "You don't know where I'm coming from!": Draft horse ; The winning message ; Side pockets on a cow ; "Here is your shield" ; "Dropping out of things is what I do" ; "You are wrong!" -- Rascality: Coffee with your congressman ; The hostage ; Lower, ever lower -- Epilogue: Evening, January 24, 2012.

"A revealing and riveting look at the new House of Representatives, elected in the history-making 2010 midterm elections"--From publisher.

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