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Extortion - by Peter Schweizer (Paperback)

Extortion - by  Peter Schweizer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Following in the footsteps of <i>Throw Them All Out</i>, another work of investigative reporting from Peter Schweizer and the Government Accountability Institute, blowing the lid off an even bigger part of the Washington system.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Schweizer names guilty parties . . . He exposes powerful figures in politics, law firms, and corporations." -- <i>Forbes</i> <p/><b>Washington is no longer about lawmaking, it's about moneymaking</b> <p/>Conventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside special interests bribe politicians. The reverse is true: politicians have developed a new set of brass-knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and donors into forking over big donations -- cash that lawmakers often funnel into the pockets of their friends and family. <p/>Inside this best-selling bombshell of a book, Schweizer reveals the exorbitant secret "fees" each political party charges politicians for top committee assignments; how fourteen members of Congress bagged hundreds of thousands of dollars using a little-known self-loan loophole; how politicians use PACs to bankroll lavish lifestyles; and much more. Washington's extortion racket has gone unreported -- until now.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Schweizer names guilty parties . . . He exposes powerful figures in politics, law firms, and corporations. <i>Forbes</i> <br><b>Washington is no longer about lawmaking, it s about moneymaking</b> <br>Conventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside special interests bribe politicians. The reverse is true: politicians have developed a new set of brass-knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and donors into forking over big donations cash that lawmakers often funnel into the pockets of their friends and family. <br>Inside this best-selling bombshell of a book, Schweizer reveals the exorbitant secret fees each political party charges politicians for top committee assignments; how fourteen members of Congress bagged hundreds of thousands of dollars using a little-known self-loan loophole; how politicians use PACs to bankroll lavish lifestyles; and much more. Washington s extortion racket has gone unreported until now. <br>[Author photo] (c) Becky Healy<br>Peter Schweizer is the president of the Government Accountability Institute and is the William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He has served as a consultant to NBC News and to the White House Office of Presidential Speechwriting. He is the author of Throw Them All Out. <p>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Best-selling author of <i>Throw Them All Out, </i>PETER SCHWEIZER is<i> </i>president of the Government Accountability Institute and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He has written for the <i>New York Times</i>, the <i>Wall Street Journal, </i> and elsewhere.

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