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Congressional Corner with Pat Ryan

Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan
Courtesy of Pat Ryan

Will voters back Pat Ryan twice in three months? In today’s Congressional Corner, the Democrat from New York’s 19th district continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

This interview was recorded October 14.

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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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