{"product_id":"the-betrayal-how-mitch-mcconnell-and-the-senate-republicans-abandoned-america-9781538189245","title":"The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed when it originally appeared for its gripping portrait of the catastrophic failure of Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans to stop Donald Trump's assault on our democracy, the updated edition carries the story forward into the Biden's presidency and efforts to restore bipartisanship in bitterly contentious times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIra Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e's forty-five year Washington career has focused on American politics and international trade. Mr. Shapiro served twelve years in senior staff positions in the U.S. Senate, working for a series of distinguished senators: Jacob Javits, Gaylord Nelson, Abraham Ribicoff, Thomas Eagleton, Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller. He served in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative during the Clinton administration, first as General Counsel and then chief negotiator with Japan and Canada, with the rank of ambassador. From 2012 to 2017, he was the chairman of the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) and received a Commendation from the Foreign Minister of Japan. He is the author of two previous critically-acclaimed books about the Senate: \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eBroken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country? \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, U.S. Today, cnn.com, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, Newsmax, \u003c\/i\u003e and several local newspapers around the country. Ira currently resides in Bethesda, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635654562066,"sku":"9781538189245","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62066f99-6826-49c0-94ec-e09fd6fd2a5e.jpg?v=1732845271","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-betrayal-how-mitch-mcconnell-and-the-senate-republicans-abandoned-america-9781538189245","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}