Washington Journal
December 23, 2009
6 Programs
Open Phones
Call-In
Telephone lines were open for comments to the question, "Did the Senate process on health care work?"
66 views
33 minutes
Tags: Health Care, Washington Politics
33 minutes
Tags: Health Care, Washington Politics
Kathleen Hunter, Congressional Quarterly staff writer, talked about the debate on health care in the senate. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
134 views
32 minutes
Tags: Health Care
32 minutes
Tags: Health Care
Length: 00:32:04
Speakers
Prison Inmate Statistics
Call-In
Will Marling, National Organization for Victim Assistance executive director, talked about a recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics that found that the number of U.S. prisoners has .. Read More
164 views
26 minutes
Tags: Crime, Victims Rights
26 minutes
Tags: Crime, Victims Rights
Length: 00:26:13
Speakers
Prison Policies
Call-In
Marc Mauer, executive director for Sentencing Project, talked about the impact of the fiscal crisis on state spending for prisons, the Obama administration and possible new directions in crime .. Read More
1,014 view
32 minutes
Tags: Crime, Prisons
32 minutes
Tags: Crime, Prisons
Length: 00:32:35
Speakers
Deborah Hersman, National Transportation Safety Board chairman, talked about issues on national transportation safety. The National Transportation Safety Board investigates and determines the cause .. Read More
258 views
30 minutes
Tags: Transportation
30 minutes
Tags: Transportation
Length: 00:30:30
Speakers
Microloans
Call-In
Alex Counts, president and CEO of Grameen Foundation, talked about microloans, which are small loans directly offered to small business operators in impoverished countries. The loans not only have .. Read More
524 views
27 minutes
Tags: Banking & Financial Markets, Small Business
27 minutes
Tags: Banking & Financial Markets, Small Business
Length: 00:27:54