{"product_id":"congressman-doc-hastings-c-mark-smith-9781945271786","title":"Congressman Doc Hastings: Twenty Years of Turmoil","description":"\u003cp\u003eRarely in the spotlight, Richard \"Doc\" Hastings represented his Eastern Washington district for two decades. He helped create the nuclear cleanup caucus, ensured Hanford Site funding, protected Northwest dams, backed water storage solutions, and championed public lands development. Voters elected him nine times by an average margin of 63 percent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoc's tenure included major national issues and events--9\/11, wars, surging federal debt, the Great Recession, Obamacare, and more. A party loyalist, Doc and his fellow Republicans engaged the Democrats in battles that rarely led to compromise on key legislation. Voters changed the political composition of Congress three times, but each new majority continued to push through its agenda--and the cycle continues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly researched and based on hundreds of interviews, \u003ci\u003eCongressman Doc Hastings: Twenty Years of Turmoil\u003c\/i\u003e combines biography, history, and commentary to lend insight into the growing political divide and demonstrate how the past influences the country's political future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Mark Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945271787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945271786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Mark Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.70d","brand":"C. Mark Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748355223807,"sku":"9781945271786","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/congressman-doc-hastings-c-mark-smith-9781945271786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}