Now, more than ever, it is Congress, not the president, who runs the United States of America. Yet how Congress really works and what goes on behind the scenes on Capital Hill have remained secrets.
For the first time, 'Inside Congress' exposes the truth about the institution and its members as told by those who know the real story - officers of the U.S. Capitol Police, doorkeepers, sergeants-at-arms, clerks, lobbyists, Hill staffers, and the Senators and Congressmen themselves.
And the scandals continue. In matters involving money alone, in the past 10 years, more than 60 members have been prosecuted and convicted or have become the subject of congressional ethics committee investigations for illegal or improper conduct.
The book contains shocking information about incessant sexual activity, the way members of Congress ignore the laws without punishment, drug abuse, improper pressure on the Justice Dept., improper use of the Capitol Police, and allegations about Senator Edward Kennedy, House Minority Whip David Bonior, and Newt Gingrich, among many, many others.
