Getting It Done: How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Health Care Reform

Senator Tom Daschle's narrative of what went on behind the scenes in the making of the new health care legislation delivers a powerful lesson in the workings of American politics.

The evolution of health care reform was drawn-out, frustrating, and complicated, but Senator Tom Daschle is the ideal person to recount the process. His account will guide you through the entire story, from the earliest presidential campaign debates -- and his firsthand experiences in the Obama team -- through the battles on Capitol Hill to solve our most serious health care problems. Not simply a book about policy, Daschle's narrative describes in vivid detail how fragile the support in Congress was at every step of the way, as well as the frantic efforts to design a rescue strategy before time ran out.

Combining his insights as a health care expert and his political expertise, this is the inside story about how the new legislation came together: from the persistence of President Obama to the subsequent efforts--and counter efforts--within the Senate and the House. In Daschle's hands, this becomes a dramatic personal story and a remarkable lesson in politics at the highest level.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 10/12/2010
ISBN: 9780312643782
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2010
New York Times Book Review 10/24/2010 pg. 15
Publishers Weekly 01/03/2011