Congressional Corner

Congressional Corner with Paul Tonko - Part 1

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock

Published February 15, 2013 at 10:50 AM EST

Congressman Paul Tonko — U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko

The country faces sequestration if a deal can’t be reached in Washington.

In today’s Congressional Corner, New York representative Paul Tonko, a Democrat who represents the 20th district, tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that House members on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the sequester.

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Alan Chartock

Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.

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