WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's citing of security concerns in her call for President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address during the partial government shutdown. Chartock also comments on his recent Roundtable interview with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo about the Democrats $178 billion state budget proposal.
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.