The Deal in DC

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 17, 2013

Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Representative (D-NY8) from Brooklyn, talks about the late-night legislating that reopened the federal government this morning and avoided default on the government's debt.

Then

Robert Costa, National Review's Washington editor, updates the latest on the shutdown/debt ceiling in Congress.

 

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