Follow @ontheissuesorg

2020 Election:

Joe Biden's book

Cory Booker's book

Pete Buttigieg's book

Kamala Harris' book

Bernie Sanders' book

Donald Trump's book

2018 Senate   Debates

Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates Crippled America, by Donald J. Trump (2015) Fire and Fury, by Michael Wolff (2018) Trump Revealed, by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2016) Promise Me, Dad , by Joe Biden (2017) The Book of Joe , by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris (2019) Smart on Crime, by Kamala Harris (2010) Guide to Political Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2017) Where We Go From Here, by Bernie Sanders (2018) Our Revolution, by Bernie Sanders (2016) This Fight Is Our Fight, by Elizabeth Warren (2017) United, by Cory Booker (2016) Conscience of a Conservative, by Jeff Flake (2017) Two Paths, by Gov. John Kasich (2017) Every Other Monday, by Rep. John Kasich (2010) Courage is Contagious, by John Kasich (1998) Shortest Way Home, by Pete Buttigieg (2019) Becoming, by Michelle Obama (2018) Higher Loyalty, by James Comey (2018) The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston (2017) Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues , by Jesse Gordon (2016) Outsider in the White House, by Bernie Sanders (2015) Book Reviews (from Amazon.com) (click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com) RollCall.com political reporting and commentary (Click for external website) Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations from RollCall.com (number of quotes indicated): Alcee Hastings (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-20 Alex Padilla (1) Democratic Appointee California Brian Schatz (1) Democratic Jr Senator Hawaii Buck McKeon (1) Republican (retiring 2014) U.S. Rep California-25 Catherine Cortez Masto (2) Democratic Senate candidate Nevada Chaka Fattah (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Pennsylvania-2 Chris Coons (1) Democratic Jr Senator Delaware Dan Sullivan (1) Republican Senator Alaska David Perdue (1) Georgia Republican Challenger David Valadao (1) Republican U.S. Rep California-21 Debbie Stabenow (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Michigan-8 Debbie Wasserman Schultz (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-23 Doug Jones (1) Democratic Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Duncan Hunter Jr. (1) Republican U.S. Rep California-50 Gregory Meeks (1) Dem./Working-Families U.S. Rep New York-5 Gwen Moore (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Wisconsin-4 James Lankford (1) Republican (Senate run 2014) U.S. Rep Oklahoma-5 Jason Kander (1) Democratic Senate candidate Missouri Jim Oberweis (1) Republican U.S. Rep Illinois-14 John Conyers (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Michigan-13 John Edward Walsh (1) Democratic Senate Challenger Montana Joseph Crowley (1) Democrat U.S. Rep New York-14 Kwanza Hall (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Georgia-5 Kyrsten Sinema (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Arizona-9 Larry Pressler (3) Independent Challenger South Dakota Louie Gohmert (1) Republican U.S. Rep Texas-1 Maggie Hassan (2) New Hampshire Democratic Governor Mark Kelly (1) Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Arizona Mark Pryor (1) Democratic Sr Senator Arkansas Matt Lieberman (1) Democratic challenger for 2-year special election Georgia Michael Bennet (2) Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator Mike Pence (2) Indiana Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023) Mike Quigley (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Illinois-5 Patty Murray (1) Democratic Sr Senator Washington Pedro Pierluisi (1) Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Democratic Governor Phil Roe (1) Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-1 Raphael Warnock (2) Democratic Challenger Georgia Richard Tisei (1) Massachusetts Republican Lt. Gov. Challenger Rick Crawford (1) Republican U.S. Rep Arkansas-1 Ron Wyden (1) Democratic Sr Senator Oregon Roy Blunt (4) Republican (until 2010) U.S. Rep Missouri-7 Roy Moore (1) Republican candidate for Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Ruben Hinojosa (1) Democrat U.S. Rep Texas-15 Sarah Godlewski (1) Democratic Challenger Wisconsin Steve Israel (1) Democrat U.S. Rep New York-3 Tammy Duckworth (1) Democrat (retiring 2016) U.S. Rep Illinois-8 Theresa Greenfield (1) Democratic Senate Challenger Iowa Tim Kaine (2) Virginia Democratic Nominee for Vice President OR click on an issue category below for a subset. Articles from Rollcall e-zine: 2024_WA_Gov: Roll Call, "Reichert focuses on crime in bid for Washington governor," by Mary Ellen McIntire, July 10, 2023, (Link) NC-14 House race: "Rep. Jeff Jackson, Congress' biggest TikTok star, sees the app as a tool for transparency," by Justin Papp, April 5, 2023, (Link) 2022 Oklahoma Senate race: "Ex-Rep. Kendra Horn looks for comeback in Oklahoma," by Stephanie Akin, August 18, 2022, (Link) Roll Call, "House special election winner Conway OK with being short-timer," by Jackie Wang and Kate Ackley, June 8, 2022 Roll Call, "Health care divisions persist in key Democratic Senate primary," by Bridget Bowman, June 29, 2021 On GA-5 House race:"Short-timer: Kwanza Hall wins race for remaining weeks of John Lewis' term," by Michael Teitelbaum & Eleanor Van Buren, 12/2/2020 GA-Senate, "Candidate's ex-senator dad lobbies for Chinese tech firm," by Patrick Kelley, October 21, 2019 Roll Call magazine, "Democrats Score Oklahoma Upset Despite Deep-Red Struggles," by Bridget Bowman, November 7, 2018 (On Mike Pence): Rollcall.com on 2016 vice-presidential hopefuls, 9/19/2016 (On James Lankford): Rollcall.com, "How Religion Shaped 3 Senators", 4/26/2016 (more coverage citations to follow...)

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Theresa Greenfield: EMILY's List endorses Greenfield for abortion rights.

Budget & Economy     Larry Pressler: Pay a little more taxes & give up some programs.

Civil Rights     Doug Jones: Co-sponsored civil rights protections for LGBTQ people.     Mike Pence: RFRA Fix: ensure that religious freedom doesn't discriminate.     Tim Kaine: Confederate flag celebrates an anti-civil rights heritage.

Drugs     Kwanza Hall: Decriminalize pot; find process to expunge those convictions.

Energy & Oil     Alex Padilla: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Brian Schatz: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Catherine Cortez Masto: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Maggie Hassan: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Michael Bennet: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Patty Murray: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Raphael Warnock: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Ron Wyden: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.     Roy Blunt: Every GOP Senator wants Keystong XL pipeline.     Tammy Duckworth: Endorsed by LCV to tackle the climate crisis.

Families & Children     Phil Roe: As Ob-Gyn, I delivered most of my own voters.

Foreign Policy     David Perdue: Defends Trump on Putin; must engage with Russia.

Government Reform     Catherine Cortez Masto: Endorsed as "leader in battle against Big Money in politics".     Jason Kander: Founded "Let America Vote" for campaign finance reform.     Maggie Hassan: Endorsed as "leader in battle against Big Money in politics".     Mark Kelly: Endorsed as "leader in battle against Big Money in politics".     Michael Bennet: Endorsed as "leader in battle against Big Money in politics".     Mike Pence: JustIN: state news bureau quickly abandoned.     Raphael Warnock: Endorsed as "leader in battle against Big Money in politics".     Roy Blunt: Executive Orders bypass Congress and the Constitution.     Roy Blunt: More government creates inequality crisis of opportunity.

Gun Control     Roy Moore: Moore and his wife are armed.

Health Care     Dan Sullivan: AdWatch: Washington is broken; including ObamaCare.     Sarah Godlewski: Expand Medicaid and Medicare; supports a public option.

Principles & Values     Alcee Hastings: 2nd on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Buck McKeon: 4th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Chaka Fattah: 10th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Chris Coons: Holds divinity degree; preaches at church monthly.     David Valadao: 1st on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Debbie Stabenow: Poorest member of the Senate, as measured by net worth.     Debbie Wasserman Schultz: 3rd on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Duncan Hunter Jr.: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Gregory Meeks: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Gwen Moore: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     James Lankford: I don't hide my religion just because I got elected.     Jim Oberweis: Milk Dud: poured dairy fortune into 5 failed campaigns.     John Conyers: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     John Edward Walsh: Appointed to Senate while running in Senate primary.     Joseph Crowley: 8th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Kyrsten Sinema: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Larry Pressler: Non-conventional independent campaign to influence debate.     Larry Pressler: 1978: first Vietnam veteran elected to the Senate.     Louie Gohmert: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Mark Pryor: Poorest member of the Senate, as measured by assets.     Matt Lieberman: Will "err on the side of propriety".     Mike Quigley: 7th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Pedro Pierluisi: 9th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Richard Tisei: Iconoclast in GOP; former state Senate minority leader.     Rick Crawford: Among "10 poorest House members," as measured by assets.     Ruben Hinojosa: 5th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Steve Israel: 6th on list of "10 Poorest Members of Congress".     Tim Kaine: Authenticity as Senator means expressing religiosity.

Welfare & Poverty     Roy Blunt: Obama's "Year of Action" on poverty is "more of the same".

Click for quotations from other sources by: Alcee Hastings Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-20 Alex Padilla Democratic Appointee California Brian Schatz Democratic Jr Senator Hawaii Buck McKeon Republican (retiring 2014) U.S. Rep California-25 Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Senate candidate Nevada Chaka Fattah Democrat U.S. Rep Pennsylvania-2 Chris Coons Democratic Jr Senator Delaware Dan Sullivan Republican Senator Alaska David Perdue Georgia Republican Challenger David Valadao Republican U.S. Rep California-21 Debbie Stabenow Democratic Sr Senator Michigan Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democrat U.S. Rep Florida-23 Doug Jones Democratic Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Duncan Hunter Jr. Republican U.S. Rep California-50 Gregory Meeks Dem./Working-Families U.S. Rep New York-5 Gwen Moore Democrat U.S. Rep Wisconsin-4 James Lankford Republican Senate challenger Oklahoma Jason Kander Democratic Senate candidate Missouri Jim Oberweis Republican Senate Challenger Illinois John Conyers Democrat U.S. Rep Michigan-13 John Edward Walsh Democratic Senate Challenger Montana Joseph Crowley Democrat U.S. Rep New York-14 Kwanza Hall Democrat U.S. Rep Georgia-5 Kyrsten Sinema Democratic candidate for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Larry Pressler Independent Challenger South Dakota Louie Gohmert Republican U.S. Rep Texas-1 Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Democratic Governor Mark Kelly Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Arizona Mark Pryor Democratic Sr Senator Arkansas Matt Lieberman Democratic challenger for 2-year special election Georgia Michael Bennet Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator Mike Pence Indiana Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023) Mike Quigley Democrat U.S. Rep Illinois-5 Patty Murray Democratic Sr Senator Washington Pedro Pierluisi Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Democratic Governor Phil Roe Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-1 Raphael Warnock Democratic Challenger Georgia Richard Tisei Massachusetts Republican Lt. Gov. Challenger Rick Crawford Republican U.S. Rep Arkansas-1 Ron Wyden Democratic Sr Senator Oregon Roy Blunt Republican Jr Senator Missouri Roy Moore Republican candidate for Alabama U.S. Senator Alabama Ruben Hinojosa Democrat U.S. Rep Texas-15 Sarah Godlewski Democratic Challenger Wisconsin Steve Israel Democrat U.S. Rep New York-3 Tammy Duckworth Democratic Senate candidate Illinois Theresa Greenfield Democratic Senate Challenger Iowa Tim Kaine Virginia Democratic Nominee for Vice President