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04845aam a22006738i 4500 001 34DCA832A6B511EDAB1CAA9536ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230207010047 008 221206s2023 nyu 000 0aeng 010 $a 2022052257 020 $a 0593443985 020 $a 9780593443989 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d DLC $d SILO 082 00 $a 328.73/092 $2 23/eng/20221207 100 1 $a Porter, Katie, $d 1974- $e author. 245 10 $a I swear / $b Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan $c Katie Porter. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2304 264 1 $a New York : $b Crown, $c 2023. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "An honest, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny memoir about re-energizing our politics and standing up to corporate America-while carting three kids around in a minivan. Never having run for office before, Katie Porter charted a new path in 2018 when shewas elected to Congress as a Democrat in historically conservative Orange County, California. Underestimated as a single mom and chided for her progressive values, Katie defied expectations. Then, using her signature whiteboard, she began to take CEOs and corrupt government officials to task in Congressional hearings. The videos went viral, introducing Americans to her no-bullshit style, and making her a coveted guest on cable news and late-night television. I SWEAR: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan is a witty, down-to-earth exploration of what it's really like to serve in Congress, particularly as a single mom. Katie offers Americans a clear picture of what their elected leaders are doing-and how they're doing it-exposing the gaps between politicians' press conferences and real people's lives. Katie reveals how her challenges as an Iowa farmgirl diverted her to the Ivy League and how she came to see herself as a Californian, teaching law and raising three kids in Orange County. She shares why she made the jump from academia to politics and how she quickly mastered the art of making CEOs and cabinet members squirm when they bluff and bloviate instead of doing the job for America. With the same clarity she demonstrates in Congressional hearings, Katiemakes the case for consumer protection, corporate accountability, and anti-corruption reforms. She pulls back the curtain on the political messaging machine, campaign fundraising, and Congress' traditions, showing that the way things have always worked, in fact, does not work for a Congressperson without someone at home to do the shopping and take care of the kids. Along the way, she provides whiteboard lessons on where your campaign donations go, how to fight the corporations that cheat you, and how to conduct her trademark robust oversight. Full of candid and inspiring stories-from how Katie lent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a pair of sneakers during the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, to her kids' lightly illegal campaign hijinks-this is a book by an exhausted, committed parent who just doesn't have the time for nonsense in her house or in the House of Representatives"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Porter, Katie, $d 1974- 610 20 $a United States. $b House $b House $v Biography. 650 0 $a Political culture $z United States. 650 0 $a Women legislators $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women legislators $z California $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2017-2021. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2021- 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Porter, Katie, 1974- $t I swear $b First edition. $d New York : Crown, 2023 $z 9780593443996 $w (DLC) 2022052258 941 $a 27 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417020415.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409044513.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20240329010254.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20240127012441.0 952 $l FPPC224 $d 20240123010650.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20231206014304.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20231206013053.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20231121010801.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20231109010123.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230902014138.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20230830011127.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230713113849.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015358.0 952 $l VMPC334 $d 20230627011414.0 952 $l BJPD251 $d 20230622010210.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20230617010044.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230606010955.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230603010717.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230603010150.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20230602011649.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230524010346.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20230505010445.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20230502012209.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20230502011425.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230502010522.0 952 $l HHPC765 $d 20230426010034.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20230411010231.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=34DCA832A6B511EDAB1CAA9536ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search