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The Roundtable

Congressional Corner with Peter Welch

By Alan Chartock

Published March 8, 2023 at 10:50 AM EST

The Vermont Congressional delegation has a new look. In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Senator Peter Welch continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock. This conversation was recorded March 6.

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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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