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Who?

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)

In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Do President Donald Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce over the weekend worry you?

Key Mary Gay Scanlon:

“Yes!” Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Well, I mean, it continues this pattern of going after the most vulnerable.”

What’s changed since March?

“A lot has changed even since the vote in March, and one of the big changes is all of the layoffs, all of the gutting of federal services and I’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks with the federal employees in my district, and they’re saying, ‘no, he’s he’s already done so much damage. There has to be a line in the sand,’” Scanlon says.

“We’re here and with respect to how that plays out, I don’t think cruelty is a winning argument. I don’t think terrorizing Americans or bullying companies and law firms and universities is a winning argument.”

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In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

With Indian Health Service (IHS) being funded and federal workers promised back pay, does that kind of take the pressure off Congress just generally when it comes to this government shutdown?

Key Mullin:

“There is no pressure taken off of us. We’re in a shutdown,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin exclusively told Ask a Pol. “The thing is, like when are level heads going to prevail in the Democrat Party? That’s what we’re waiting on.”

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Caught our ear:

“When you bomb you often don’t recover narcotics,” US Senator Tim Kaine tells us. “In at least one of the instances, there’s no narcotics recovered. It’s not clear that was what was on the boat. It might have been human traffick.”

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In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks Senate president pro tempore (who's 3rd in line for presidency):

Does this feel different than shutdowns in the past?

Key Grassley:

“No. They’re all the same,” Sen. Chuck Grassley exclusively tells Ask a Pol Politics. “They cost money to shut down. It costs money to open government up. Government’s supposed to be service for the American people. You can’t serve the American people if the government’s shut down.”

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Who?

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)

LISTEN: Laslo & Bacon

In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

How are you feeling about the new President Donald Trump-sponsored Jan. 6 committee?

Key Bacon:

“I personally think it’s old news,” Rep. Don Bacon exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Why can’t we just say those who hurt cops, they were wrong? They deserve to be punished — 140 cops were injured. I don’t know why we can’t have just some honesty, that there were some bad apples in this whole crowd. They deserve to be punished.”

ICYMI — Laslo’s video escaping Capitol Jan 6, 2021…

*Laslo’s Jan. 6, 2021 experience has been featured in the LA Times, VICE News, Wyoming Public Radio, Committee to Protect Journalists, etc.

Caught our ear:

“I just feel like both sides lost their minds,” Bacon tells us.

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Who?

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Wondering your reaction to the reaction of some on the left who are celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination?

Key Fetterman:

“It's horrific. It's absolutely horrific. I mean, I've seen the video multiple times,” Sen. John Fetterman exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “I'm not going to talk about the politics. I'm not going to talk about who's right or who was this or that. It's just like: Don't shoot, kill people if they have different political views. It's just, don't do it.”

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Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of how ICE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement — and the Department of Homeland Security — DHS — are using all these new technologies in new ways on migrants that they aren't on American citizens?

Key Rashida Tlaib:

`This is not their first attempt and from what I understand, they've been collecting DNA without any public knowledge,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib exclusively told Ask a Pol. “It absolutely should be worrisome and I think it's important for people to understand our immigrant neighbors, these are human beings. ”

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Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

What do you make of the new tech — from facial recognition apps to DNA swabs — being deployed by ICE against migrant communities?

Key AOC:

“I think it's horrible from any agency perspective whatsoever,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exclusively told Ask a Pol. “ICE, of course, is one of the most concerning, not just because it's an immigration thing, but because they have some of the least guardrails.”

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Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode,

Who?

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — Chair, Senate Commerce Committee*

*just a few weeks ago at the end of July, Chair Cruz was forced to pull a measure from consideration before his Commerce Committee that would place minimal guardrails around the TSA — or Transportation Security Administration — and its expanding use of facial recognition technology.

At the same time, Cruz and other Republican leaders oppose any attempt to limit the use of facial recognition apps, DNA swabs and other new tech surveillance being deployed by masked ICE — Immigration & Customs Enforcement — agents.

LISTEN: Laslo & Cruz

Ask a Pol asks:

Some Democrats, including AOC and her fellow Squad member Rashida Tlaib, worry about surveillance creep.

They fear that once ICE officers normalize facial recognition apps or mandatory DNA swabs those surveillance techniques will become normalized in agencies like the TSA and then deployed against everyday citizens?

Key Cruz:

“ICE is confronting an acute public safety and national security challenge,” Sen. Ted Cruz exclusively told Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo.

ICYMI — the other side of the debate…AOC ICE exclusive

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Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

Do you think Elon Musk starting a new, third “America Party” is gonna mean anything?

Key Slotkin:

“I don’t know yet,” Sen. Elissa Slotkin exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Like, he certainly has the money, but he also has to have people who decide that they’re with him.”

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