What Is Congress?By: Jill Abramson, Who HQ Illustrator: David Malan Series: What Was? Whether Congress is in session or not, here is an enthralling overview about the branch of our government closest to average Americans. Best selling adult author and the first woman to become executive editor of The New York Times, Jill Abramson is a self confessed political junkie. Now she has written the book she wishes she'd had as a young reader. Explaining clearly and concisely