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The Roundtable

Congressional Corner with Paul Tonko

By Alan Chartock
Published May 3, 2023 at 10:50 AM EDT
Congressman Paul Tonko
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Democrats say the House Republicans’ budget bill is bad news for Americans.

In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat from the 20th district, continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

This interview was recorded May 1.

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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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