Coronavirus Special Report: Former DHS head Tom Ridge on secure voting and the pandemic

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell

Posted June 24, 2020 at 6:25pm

In this episode, we bring you the latest on health policy news and why Tom Ridge, who is also a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania, has joined a bipartisan effort to secure voting in November.

Show Notes:

USCIS informs 13,000 federal employees of potential furloughs without emergency funding
Local advocacy groups still pushing for higher census response
Senate GOP policing bill stalls as Democrats block it on floor, attention swerves to House
Del. Norton continues push to change name of DC’s football team
Trump wanted him ousted from GOP, but Massie coasts in primary

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From left, former Reps. Mike Kopetski, D-Ore., Jane Harman, D-Calif., Charlie Dent, R-Pa., Tim Roemer, D-Ind., Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Susan Brooks, R-Ind., sing "God Bless America" on the House steps of the Capitol in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday.

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President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas.

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RNC Chairman Joe Gruters opens Day Two of the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

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A memorial to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk is seen at the Republican midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas on Thursday, the anniversary of Kirk’s assassination. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Roll Call on the Road: Day Two in Dallas

The Capitol dome is seen through a window in the Cannon House Office Building. In June, the House adopted a resolution demanding more information on what some members have dubbed the “slush fund.”

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