Guardians Of The Gridlock (Joshua Johnson, 1A)

The legislative logjam known as the GOP health care bill is stunning, considering Republicans are in power in the House, Senate and White House. If today’s lawmakers can’t work together to move ahead on health care, what can they do?

Perhaps they can take notes on how major federal legislation of Washington past — like the Voting Rights Act of 1965 or the Affordable Care Act — made it through controversy and Congress and landed on the President’s desk.
Interview:
http://the1a.org/shows/2017-07-19/guardians-of-the-gridlock