Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Local Congress members on their priorities after Mueller’s Russia probe
Local Democrats are moving on from Russia. We talk with Harley Rouda and Katie Porter, two Congress members who were part of the blue wave, about their priorities now that the Mueller investigation is over.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenLocal Democrats are moving on from Russia. We talk with Harley Rouda and Katie Porter, two Congress members who were part of the blue wave, about their priorities now that the Mueller investigation is over.
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