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Congressional Corner with Becca Balint

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It is a period of transition in Washington.

In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Congresswoman-elect Becca Balint, a Democrat at-large, continues her conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

This interview was recorded December 6.

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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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