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The GOP’s 2020 agenda, or lack thereof

CQ on Congress podcast, Episode 150

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence arrive to the Capitol to attend the Senate Republican policy luncheons on Jan. 9, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

By Jonathan Miller, Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou

Posted April 26, 2019 at 2:34pm

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Jonathan Miller talks about his new CQ Magazine cover story on the Republicans’ decision, thus far, to ignore policy proposals in their 2020 planning. Miller found this worries some lawmakers, like Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher, who’d like to see the party offer new ideas.

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