Boyett has written a book that will inspire you, lift your spirits, renew your faith in what progressives can accomplish, and show you a way forward. "Getting Things Done in Washington" tells the exciting stories of six great moments of progressive legislative history and the people who made them happen: James Madison and the founding fathers' struggle to expand the power of the federal government, The Ladies of Beekman Hill, George Wiley and the struggle for pure food and drugs, Wilbur Mills and the struggle for universal health insurance, Robert Wagner and the struggle for the right of...

Boyett has written a book that will inspire you, lift your spirits, renew your faith in what progressives can accomplish, and show you a way forward. "Getting Things Done in Washington" tells the exciting stories of six great moments of progressive legislative history and the people who made them happen: James Madison and the founding fathers' struggle to expand the power of the federal government, The Ladies of Beekman Hill, George Wiley and the struggle for pure food and drugs, Wilbur Mills and the struggle for universal health insurance, Robert Wagner and the struggle for the right of...