Suspending The Rules

Democrats oppose linking the debt limit to the border debate.  Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, outlined that position and Democratic priorities -- including on "Medicare for All" -- in an interview with Bloomberg Government budget and appropriations reporter Jack Fitzpatrick at BGOV's 2019 Hill Watch event on Jan. 30. This special episode of "Suspending the Rules" includes that conversation and the audience questions that followed.Following the interview, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) spoke with BGOV homeland security reporter Michaela Ross. That conversation will be available in an upcoming special episode. The event also included a panel discussion among members of the BGOV legislative analyst team, which is available in a previously released episode in this podcast feed.