This Week (01.06.2013) Podcast

The partial fiscal cliff deal agreed upon at the eleventh hour pushed down the road some major issues like debt and spending. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) said to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that spending and debt is our biggest problem. Newly sworn in members of congress North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Democratic Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro, and Republican Arkansas Congressman Tom Cotton discussed gun control and immigration. And, the round table examines former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel’s possible appointment as secretary of defense.

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This Week (12.30.2012) Podcast

In today's edition of the This Week Podcast, host Jonathan Karl debated the prospect of a fiscal cliff deal so close to the New Year deadline with Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona). If a deal is agreed upon by both the top Republican and the top Democrat in the Senate, it will move to vote in both the Senate and possibly in the House. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) and Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) face off on how the deal will fare in the House. And, the roundtable discusses Washington's inability to reach a deal sooner.

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This Week (12.23.2012) Podcast

In today's edition of the This Week Podcast, host George Stephanopoulos spoke with head of the National Rifle Association's School Shield, Asa Hutchinson, about defending American schools with guns in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. A Senate debate between Democratic Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Georgia Republican Senator Johnny Isakson on the collapse of fiscal cliff negotiations. And, the round table discuss setbacks in fiscal cliff talks and the gun control debate.

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