Capitol Lens | Sam I am – Roll Call

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Capitol Lens | Sam I am

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By Tom Williams

Posted July 1, 2026 at 6:52pm

Sean Astin, left, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Jason Dick, CQ Roll Call editor in chief, are pictured in CQ Roll Call’s newsroom in Washington on Wednesday for the Political Theater podcast. Astin talked about his work and advocacy as the head of SAG-AFTRA.

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