David Trone represents Maryland's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has also had a successful career in business and is a member of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Furman University. We cover a lot of issues in this conversation, including addiction, mental health, criminal justice, access to broadband, money in politics, and the state of our country's political parties in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection. 

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