A few politicians are eager to put their money where their mouth is. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that returning some of his office’s budget to the Treasury was the right decision.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.