Newsmakers with Representative Greg Walden
Representative Greg Walden (R-OR), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, talked about congressional and Trump administration response to the coronavirus pandemic. Topics…
322 viewsRepresentative Greg Walden (R-OR), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, talked about congressional and Trump administration response to the coronavirus pandemic. Topics…
322 viewsAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talked about the impact of the conronavirus pandemic on American workers what he expects in the future. Topics included the U.S. economy, labor’s relationshi…
877 viewsGuy Cecil of Priorities USA, a super political action committee (superPAC), talked about the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries and why his super PAC had decided to start placing ads def…
513 viewsRepresentative Garret Graves (R-LA), the top top Republican on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, talked about his party’s plans to address climate issues. He also discussed an appe…
412 viewsHouse Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-OK) discussed efforts to reassert Congress' constitutional authority from the Executive Branch.
418 viewsTim Chapman of Heritage Action talked about the economy, Campaign 2020, President Trump’s tweets, conservative populism, and other issues. Heritage Action is an advocacy group closely linked…
481 viewsPhillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office, talked about how his department works, U.S. debt and deficit, economic growth, and the fiscal year 2021 budget delivered to Congr…
389 viewsHouse Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) talked about the upcoming February 29 South Carolina primary and what should follow President Trump’s acquittal on impeachment charges. Other topics …
590 viewsStephanie Schriock of Emily’s List talked about the 2020 presidential race. Topics included the February 3 Iowa Caucuses, and the toughest congressional races women were running in, from Mai…
457 viewsSteven Law, president of the Senate Leadership Fund, talked about Republican efforts to keep a Senate majority in 2020. Republicans were defending 23 seats in 2020 while Democrats were defen…
891 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) talked about the Senate impeachment trial against President Trump, including potential witnesses and the effects of the trial on other Senate business. He also disc…
309 viewsRepresentative Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair, talked about Campaign 2020 and Democratic efforts to keep a majority in the House of Representatives.
598 viewsDr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, talked about NIH projects. Topics included advances made through the Human Genome Project, especially on cancer and ot…
1,412 viewsBrandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council talked about U.S. border policy and conditions, appropriations for a U.S.-Mexico border wall in recent government-funding legisl…
381 viewsFederal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub talked about the money being raised for the 2020 elections, political ads, “microtargeting,” and the functioning of the FEC itself during a …
523 viewsRepresentative Mac Thornberry (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee ranking member, talked about the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that sets Congress’s defense priorities. The …
215 viewsHouse Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) talked about prescription drug legislation, surprise medical bills, climate change, the impeachment inquiry of President…
454 viewsPeter Ambler, executive director of Giffords, talked about governmental efforts to pass laws to curb gun violence. Giffords is the gun-control advocacy organization started by former Represe…
421 viewsRepresentative Tom Emmer (R-MN), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, talked about the 2020 elections and the outlook for electing more Republicans to the House. He also…
624 viewsHouse Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about spending issues, expectations that the House would vote the following week on a short-term continuing resolution to avert a gove…
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