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In his latest book, crisis point, senator daschle and former senate majority leader trent lott explore the political gridlock in washington and offer their vision for moving the country forward. Former senators tom daschle dsd and trent lott rms talk about their book crisis point, in which they discuss the current climate in. Why we must and how we can overcome our broken politics in washington and across america, at a book rap tuesday, jan. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading crisis point. From opposite sides of the aisle, a call for common ground. While they disagree on many issues, they agree that congressional dysfunction has had a crippling effect on democracy.
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