questions answered…or not.
perhaps the best thing about my job is interviewing people. and given the kind of show we do, we’re lucky that when the big story comes around, we’re often lucky enough to land the big interview.
this morning…er…saturday night it was kansas 3rd district congressman dennis moore in the moments immediately following the house vote on a healthcare (why isn’t that a compound word yet?) overhaul. only got to about half of the questions i had prepared for the interview, because the congressman said he had other interviews to give… and had to cut our chat off. here’s some of what we didn’t have time to discuss, questions i really wish he’d had time to answer.
what’s being cut from medicare and how are the affected people supposed to make up for it? will this eventually drive the private health insurance industry into extinction? republicans say this will raise taxes on the middle class and small business. are they right? immigration was an issue with this bill. will illegal immigrants be able to buy insurance through the government marketplace? how much jail time are we looking at if we don’t carry insurance? and how worried are you that your vote will put you out of a job in a year (that was the last question he wouldn’t let me get in)?
if you missed the interview, check it out.