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The Roundtable

Congressional Corner with Peter Welch

By Alan Chartock

Published May 12, 2022 at 10:50 AM EDT

Vermont Congressman Peter Welch has his eyes on the upper chamber. In today’s Congressional Corner, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate continues his conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock. This conversation was recorded May 2.

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Alan Chartock

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.

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