Dangerous Convictions
2013-02-16T19:00:02-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWM3XC8yMDEzMDIxNjE5MDUwMDAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Tom Allen, a former six-term Democratic Congressman from Maine, talks about his book, Dangerous Convictions: What’s Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress, in which he contends that Congress will continue to face legislative logjams as long as ideological fissures exist between Republicans and Democrats. Mr. Allen recounted his own inability to understand his Republican colleagues and vice versa during his tenure in the House of Representatives. Tom Allen spoke at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.
Tom Allen, a former six-term Democratic Congressman from Maine, talks about his book, Dangerous Convictions: What’s Really Wrong with the U.… read more
Tom Allen, a former six-term Democratic Congressman from Maine, talks about his book, Dangerous Convictions: What’s Really Wrong with the U.S. Congress, in which he contends that Congress will continue to face legislative logjams as long as ideological fissures exist between Republicans and Democrats. Mr. Allen recounted his own inability to understand his Republican colleagues and vice versa during his tenure in the House of Representatives. Tom Allen spoke at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta. close