Extortion by Peter Schweizer

By: Peter Schweizer

How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets

Genre: Non-Fiction Political

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 1, 2013
On Sale: October 22, 2013
Featuring:
256 pages
ISBN: 0544103343
EAN: 9780544103344
Kindle: B00E9FYUQM
Hardcover / e-Book

Book Summary

A bombshell investigation reveals how Washington really works: politicians extort money from us, then use it to buy each other’s votes. Best-selling author Peter Schweizer reveals:

*Obama’s "Protection Money": How the Obama Administration targeted industries for criminal investigation but chose not to pursue key political donors.

*John Boehner’s "Tollbooth": How the Speaker of the House extracts money by soliciting political donations before he will hold crucial votes on the House floor.

*The "Slush Fund": How politicians extract "campaign contributions" and then convert them to bankroll lavish lifestyles complete with limos, private jets, golf at five-star resorts, fine wines, and cash for family members.

*Capitol Hill’s "Underground Economy": How congressmen use a little-known loophole that allows them to secretly link their votes to cash.

Extortion finally makes clear why Congress is so dysfunctional: it’s all about making money, not making law.

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