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Lion of the Senate: When Ted Kennedy Rallied the Democrats in a GOP Congress
By Littlefield, Nick & David Nexon
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- 9781476796154 9781476796178
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Reviewed on September 15, 2015 | Social Sciences
The 104th Congress (1995–96) loomed menacingly for the Democrats, as the Republicans took control of the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years. House Speaker Newt Gingrich promised a "Contract with America" that featured a five-year massive tax reduction to be funded by Medicare cuts. Coauthors Littlefield, formerly Senator Ted Kennedy's chief domestic policy advisor, and Nexon, the senator's senior health policy advisor for 22 years, present an admiring, comprehensive, and overly detailed account of how Kenn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
