There will be 100 new members of the House of Representatives when the 116th Congress begins next year. We meet four of them on Newsmakers: Reps.-Elect Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Mark Green (R-TN), Dean Phillips (D-MN), and Jim Baird (R-IN).
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New Members of Congress

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The top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Greg Walden, talks about Congress’s and the Administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. He discusses the $2 trillion stimulus package and his belief the Administration is doing well.
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Greg Walden (R-OR), House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talks about the coronavirus’s impact on American workers and what he expects ahead. He talks about the U.S. economy more widely as well, labor’s relationship with Congress and the Administration, and presidential politics. 
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Priorities USA Chair Guy Cecil talks about the Democratic presidential primaries and why his super PAC has decided to jump in and place ads defending Joe Biden against Republican attack ads so early in the race.
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Priorities USA Chair Guy Cecil

Representative Garret Graves (R-LA), the top Republican on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, talked about his party’s plans to address climate issues. He also discussed an appeal to the Trump administration to promote U.S. fossil fuel exports and to use more U.S. low-carbon technologies.
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Rep. Garret Graves, R-LA, Ranking Member Select Committee on Climate Crisis

House Rules Committee Chair Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-OK) discussed efforts to reassert Congress' constitutional authority from the Executive Branch.
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New Members of Congress

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