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Aug 2021
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Sound On: Congress Agenda, Afghan Evacua...

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Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy.


Guests: The Honorable Omar Samad, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive of Afghanistan and former-Afghan Ambassador to Canada and France, Elaine Kamarck, Senior Fellow in the Governance Studies program at Brookings, Bloomberg Government reporter Jack Fitzpatrick, and Bloomberg White House reporter Josh Wingrove.

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