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Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that the mayors of Portland, Seattle, and other cities across the U.S. are asking Congress to make it illegal for the federal government to send militarized agents to their cities without their permission. 

Dr. Chartock also comments on the $1 trillion coronavirus aid package proposed by Senate Republicans, and Attorney General William Barr's expected testimony before Congress Tuesday.

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.