Washingtons biggest scandals. Welcome to book tv. I former apartment chairman of the house government oversight committee. Were here to discuss a book by the retired chairman of the house government and oversight called watchdog. Watchdog tells about basically your political history and also about the investigation that you underwent as chairman of the committee and as a minority member of the committee. Your first election to congress, interesting for readers is the great davis recall in california and behind the scenes story of how that came about and was financed. It has a little bit of chairman toms time in it to. I think youll learn from my mistakes to move out. But what wanted you to write the book. Guest i think of voters right now have lost a little of hope. They seat the wrongdoing, not all of it but some of it. Then they do not see what difference it makes. I thought a book that took these stories and linked it to what difference it makes would really help people. There are t
And my grandchildren want to go to the park, i am there. And im pushing the swing and it is great. You can watch out this watch this and other programs online epic tv. Org. Cspan, created by a mayor curtail Cable Television companies and brought you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Afterwards is next on book tv. Representative darrell discusses his time as chairman of the committee on oversight and government reform and his involvement in key congressional investigation including bagozzi, fests and fears, him irs targeting controversy. His book is watchdog, the real stories behind the headlines from the congressman who exposed washingtons biggest scandals. Host welcome to book tv. A former congressman congressman form and chairman of the House Government Committee tom davis and were here to discuss the book by darrell ice and it talks about your political history and also about the investigation you underwent as chairman of the committee and minority member of t
Of the committee and cover site site government oversight reform in key best issues including benghazi fast and furious and irs targeting controversy but his book is sub six the real stories behind the headlines from the congressman who exposed washingtons biggest scandals. Host welcome to booktv. Im former congressman, former chairman of the house government reform and Oversight Committee tom davis and we are here today to discuss a book by the retired chairman of the house government Oversight Committee, darrell issa called watchdog and watchdog tells about basically your political history but also a lot about the investigations that you underwent as the chairman of the committee and is the minority member of the committee from the troubled asset relief, and nature sing for readers to gray davis recall in california and the behindthescenes story of how that came about and was financed and a little bit of chairman tom daviss time in there too. Guest i think you learned from my mistake
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