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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie talks to reporters as he leaves the Capitol on Friday after the House passed the coronavirus stimulus package.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie talks to reporters as he leaves the Capitol on Friday after the House passed the coronavirus stimulus package. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell
Posted March 31, 2020 at 5:52pm

In tonight’s podcast, we bring you the latest on health policy and explain how restrictions have been eased to allow more venues to be transformed into makeshift hospitals. Then, a conversation with the lawmaker who nearly derailed the the House passage of the $2.3 trillion stimulus package to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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