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This week on Newsmakers, our guest is Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee. He discusses student loan interest rates set to double on July 1 and talks about the No Child Left Behind Act and U.S. security issue

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This week on Newsmakers, our guest is Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairman of the Agriculture Cmte. She talks about efforts to pass a Farm bill in the Senate, which includes a 400 million cut in the food stamp program as part of the overall bill.

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This week on Newsmakers, our guest is Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. He talks about the 2014 campaign outlook for the Senate and congressional races.

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With Memorial Day on Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chairman of the Veterans Affairs Cmte., talks about key issues facing veterans, including jobs for veterans, delays in veterans benefits claims and why the VA is struggling to meet claims.

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This week on Newsmakers, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, talks about congressional strategy for dealing with the debt.

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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talks about defense issues, including this past week's Defense Department report on sexual assaults on women, defense spending and the FY2014 DOD budget, and what the U.S. should do about Syria.

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Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, talks about key issues facing veterans such as jobs, delays in veterans benefits claims, and why officials at the Dept of VA have been paid bonuses despite a claims backlog.

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On this weeks Newsmakers, Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), House Armed Services Committee talks about an array of defense issues.

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) discusses House legislation on immigration. A group of eight House members, including our guest has been working on developing an immigration bill. He discusses this effort and the role he thinks the President should play.

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Representative Buck McKeon, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, talks about criticism of President Obama's proposed defense budget issued this week.

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