Republican Representative Chris Gibson of the 19th District of New York, voted against his party on the recent payroll tax increase measures. In today’s Congressional Corner, he speaks with Alan Chartock about why he did so - and about how going against one’s party works.
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.