• A day on Capitol Hill: Battleground Politics talks with the region’s new members of Congress

  • Jan 16 2025
  • Length: 33 mins
  • Podcast

A day on Capitol Hill: Battleground Politics talks with the region’s new members of Congress

  • Summary

  • Interview with U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pennsylvania)

    Rep. Mackenzie represents Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district which includes Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties and parts of Monroe County.

    00:43 – Initial uncertainty over speaker of the House

    1:19 – How things will go with a slim GOP majority

    2:15 – Balancing working with GOP, Trump and representing a “purple” district

    3:39 – What Congress could do to help prevent another tragedy like the New Orleans attack

    Interview with U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Delaware)

    Rep. McBride made history as the first openly transgender member of Congress.

    5:45 – First day on the job

    6:33 – Lowering costs for families

    7:52 – Making history as the first openly transgender member of Congress

    8:44 – Handling legislation related to the transgender community

    10:14 – Improvements in having difficult conversations

    11:05 – Legislation she plans to introduce

    Interview with Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware)

    Sen. Rochester is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in both chambers of Congress.

    11:45 – How it feels to be a U.S. senator

    12:38 – Legacy of the Biden-Harris administration

    14:50 – Opportunities amid Trump administration, GOP-controlled Congress

    16:23 – The meaning and family history of her scarf

    Interview with Sen. Andy Kim (D-New Jersey)

    Sen. Kim is the first Asian American senator from New Jersey.

    17:58 – Excitement over serving New Jersey

    18:24 – How it feels being a senator rather than a congressman

    19:17 – The environment of the Senate

    20:22 – Working with the Trump administration

    21:37 – H-1B visas

    22:58 – Deadly New Orleans attack and preventing future tragedies

    25:00 – Reflecting on the Jan. 6 attack

    Interview with U.S. Rep. Herb Conaway (D-New Jersey)

    Rep. Conaway represents New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district which includes parts of Burlington, Mercer and Monmouth counties.

    26:58 – Representing New Jersey

    27:25 – Working as a Democrat in a GOP-controlled Congress

    29:42 –Rep. Conaway’s background in the medical field

    30:15 – Thoughts on President-elect Trump’s health care team

    31:42 – Working with the Trump administration

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