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Dr. John Lappie: Fed Shutdown, ICE Legislation, Two Stories Impacting NH’s FITN
Dr. John Lappie: Fed Shutdown, ICE Legislation, Two Stories Impacting NH’s FITN

Plymouth State University Professor Dr. John Lappie joins us to dicuess the unusual journey the most recent spending measures have taken to reach the US House.

Host Jeff Chidester and Dr. Lappie also discuss the Constitutional aspects of the recent interactions between the States and the Federal Goverment over ICE enforcement.

Dr. Lappie also discusses Trump’s endorsement of John E. Sununu in the Republican US Senate Race Primary and the letter submitted by New Hmpsire resident and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in support of New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation Status (FITN).

 

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