<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/869eafc/2147483647/strip/false/crop/200x300+0+0/resize/200x300!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2Fc4%2F07e0faff481fb35a89f30b48b72d%2Fcheri-bustos.png" alt="A photo of Cheri Bustos wearing a red top with the American flag in the background"><figcaption> Cheri Bustos(SIU-Carbondale (provided))</figcaption></figure>Former Illinois U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos visited the SIU-Carbondale campus this week as the guest for the Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture.WSIU's Brad Palmer sat down with her to talk about the state of politics in America right now, but they started discussing her ties to SIU.

Cheri Bustos(SIU-Carbondale (provided))Former Illinois U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos visited the SIU-Carbondale campus this week as the guest for the Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture. WSIU's Brad Palmer sat down with her to talk about the state of politics in America right now, but they started discussing her ties to SIU.

Cheri Bustos(SIU-Carbondale (provided))Former Illinois U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos visited the SIU-Carbondale campus this week as the guest for the Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture.WSIU's Brad Palmer sat down with her to talk about the state of politics in America right now, but they started discussing her ties to SIU.

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A conversation with former U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos

A conversation with former U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos