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Podcast: The Italian American Podcast
Episode: IAP 207: Non-Partisan Paesani with Congressmen Bill Pascrell and Mark Amodei, Italian American Congressional Delegation Co-Chairs
Description: The United States Congress is one of our nation's most enduring and important institutions, but with partisan politics growing more hostile every day, and Congressional approval ratings trending ever-lower, it often feels as if the Legislative Branch is terminally ill. Perhaps the Italian American Congressional Delegation has the right prescription! For the 38 Italian American lawmakers who count themselves part of this bicameral and bipartisan fellowship, the opportunity to unite around their shared Italian heritage might just provide the perfect excuse to reach across the aisle and encourage a new, non-partisan spirit in the halls of power in...