A day on Capitol Hill: Battleground Politics talks with the region’s new members of Congress

Interview with U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pennsylvania)  Rep. Mackenzie represents Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district which includes Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties and parts of Monroe County. 00:43 – Initial uncertainty over speaker of the House 1:19 – How things will go with a slim GOP majority 2:15 – Balancing working with GOP, Trump and representing a “purple” district 3:39 – What Congress could do to help prevent another tragedy like the New Orleans attack Interview with U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Delaware)  Rep. McBride made history as the first openly transgender member of Congress. 5:45 – First day on the job 6:33 – Lowering costs for families 7:52 – Making history as the first openly transgender member of Congress 8:44 – Handling legislation related to the transgender community 10:14 – Improvements in having difficult conversations11:05 – Legislation she plans to introduce Interview with Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) Sen. Rochester is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in both chambers of Congress. 11:45 – How it feels to be a U.S. senator 12:38 – Legacy of the Biden-Harris administration 14:50 – Opportunities amid Trump administration, GOP-controlled Congress 16:23 – The meaning and family history of her scarf Interview with Sen. Andy Kim (D-New Jersey) Sen. Kim is the first Asian American senator from New Jersey. 17:58 – Excitement over serving New Jersey 18:24 – How it feels being a senator rather than a congressman 19:17 – The environment of the Senate 20:22 – Working with the Trump administration 21:37 – H-1B visas 22:58 – Deadly New Orleans attack and preventing future tragedies 25:00 – Reflecting on the Jan. 6 attack Interview with U.S. Rep. Herb Conaway (D-New Jersey) Rep. Conaway represents New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district which includes parts of Burlington, Mercer and Monmouth counties. 26:58 – Representing New Jersey 27:25 – Working as a Democrat in a GOP-controlled Congress29:42 –Rep. Conaway’s background in the medical field30:15 – Thoughts on President-elect Trump’s health care team31:42 – Working with the Trump administration  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.