Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones
Scott Paul, American Alliance for Manufacturing, Executive Director
Topic: Guest will discuss the state of the U.S. manufacturing sector, jobs, and what they consider unfair trade practices by China.
Ed Whelan, Ethics & Public Policy Center, President
Topic: The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control. The regulation, finalized a week ago, raises the question as to which institutions qualify as religious and can be exempt from the mandate. Our guest opposes the Administration’s decision.
Samantha Artiga, Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid & the Uninsured, Associate Director
Topic: Discuss the federal program that offers health insurance coverage for children in low-income families. The program was authorized $44 billion dollars from 2009 to 2013.