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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How freshmen House Democrats are handling the government shutdown

    President Trump threatened to keep the government shut down for months or even years. But he said he was optimistic the impasse would be resolved soon.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 4, 2019 • 1 min read

    President Trump threatened to keep the government shut down for months or even years. But he said he was optimistic the impasse would be resolved soon. If not, he said he has the power to declare a national emergency and fund the wall without Congressional approval. During this turbulent first week of the new Congress, we’ve been following two of the newest members of the House. KCRW’s Michell Eloy profiled Katie Hill yesterday. Today, she sat down with Katie Porter.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Is the economy healthy or recession-bound?
    1. 0:00Are we heading toward a recession or not?
    2. 10:11How freshmen House Democrats are handling the government shutdownYou’re reading this
    3. 17:59What Paradise learned from the Camp Fire
    4. 33:07In ‘Vice,’ is Dick Cheney the real man in power during the Bush presidency?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand