Pramila Jayapal on government shutdown, threats from Arizona lawmaker
Congress is barreling toward a government shutdown and Democrats are weighing whether they should use their leverage in this negotiation.
They want to extend Obamacare subsidies and potentially roll back some cuts to Medicaid. President Trump has threatened mass firings of federal workers in the event of a shutdown.
All of this is going on as the country is grappling with a rise in political violence – and political rhetoric that blames the other side for the problem.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal joined Soundside to talk more about all of this.
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Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th Congressional District.
Related stories:
- Arizona lawmaker calls for WA congresswoman to be executed for urging Trump protests • Washington State Standard
- Vance says US 'headed to a shutdown' after meeting with Democrats | Reuters
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Maleeha Syed
Producer, Soundside
Maleeha is a producer on Soundside, a show that helps listeners get to know the PNW and each other. Before KUOW, she worked at Cascade PBS, first as a communities reporter and then as a podcast producer on shows like Northwest Reports and Your Last Meal. Before moving to Seattle, she worked as a reporter at the Burlington Free Press in Vermont, but is originally from San Antonio.
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