Newsmakers with Mary Kay Henry
Mary Kay Henry, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), talked about Campaign 2020 issues. Topics included health care, the economy, the Democratic presidential candidates…
539 viewsMary Kay Henry, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), talked about Campaign 2020 issues. Topics included health care, the economy, the Democratic presidential candidates…
539 viewsJohn Murphy, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s vice president for international policy, talked about his organization’s concerns that new Trump administration metal tariffs announced May 31 on …
406 viewsGinger Gibson previewed the night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump (R) and Hillary Clinton (D) at Washington University in St. Louis. This second debate between the two was a town …
978 viewsLibertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson talked about his third-party presidential bid. Topics included his vice presidential running mate, William Weld; the campaigns of presidential nominees…
2,464 viewsGinger Gibson talked by telephone about the House debt limit bill.
82 viewsGinger Gibson gave an update by phone on the latest news concerning the agreement reached by the chairs of the Budget Conference Committee. She also talked about the bill’s timing for passag…
3,721 viewsGinger Gibson reported on the list of items members of Congress were hoping to finish before leaving for the holidays.
120 viewsPolitico’s Ginger Gibson talked about raising the minimum wage. She spoke about the issue at both the state and federal levels, including bills proposed in the Senate, and House Democratic e…
852 viewsGinger Gibson talked about the continuing government shutdown and the approaching debt ceiling limit.
147 viewsGinger Gibson gave an update by Skype on the latest news on the ninth day of the government shutdown.
81 viewsGinger Gibson answered the question “What are you reading this summer?” The date and location of this interview are not known.
68 viewsGinger Gibson spoke about Congress' August recess, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included members' activities including town-hall meetings and consti…
96 viewsGinger Gibson spoke via Skype about congressional consideration of gun control legislation and efforts to reduce gun violence. Topics included Senate Majority Leader Reid’s comments on the p…
133 viewsLarry Pratt talked about Gun Owners of America and its opposition to gun control measures such as universal background checks, assault weapons bans, and stricter gun trafficking laws. Topics…
2,356 viewsGinger Gibson talked about government spending and spending cuts. During the week the House and Senate approved a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through September 30, 20…
295 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on the news of the day. Ginger Gibson spoke by phone about the status of negotiations on preventing sequestration budget cuts scheduled to happen on Ma…
161 viewsGinger Gibson talked about the Senate agenda for the week, including confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew, former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel’s confirmation vote to …
151 viewsRepresentative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) talked about his priorities as the new chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and the role of Democratic leadership in issues facing the 113th Congress su…
431 viewsPolitico journalists reacted to that evening’s vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI). Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen spoke remotely from …
200 viewsPolitico reporters and editors reviewed the first debate between presidential candidate President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney. Many spoke remotely from the site of the debat…
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