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The Roundtable

Congressional Corner with Chris Murphy

By Ian Pickus
Published April 8, 2024 at 10:50 AM EDT
Senator Chris Murphy
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What can government do to make people more content? In today’s Congressional Corner, Democratic Connecticut U.S. Senator Chris Murphy wraps up his conversation with WAMC’s Ian Pickus. This interview was recorded April 2.

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A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, produced and hosted the Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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