Episode Details
Back to Episodes
One Thing: Are Lawmakers Taking Medical Privacy Too Far?
Description
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but it remains unclear why or what his condition is. His prolonged absence comes just after Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) disappeared for over 100 days, for what he later revealed was treatment for depression. These incidents are reigniting a prickly debate over what information lawmakers owe voters, the limits of medical privacy, and if Congress is just too old.
For more: McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video
---
Guest: Casey Burgat, The George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management
Host: David Rind
Producer: Paola Ortiz
Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin
Photo: Tom Brenner/Reuters
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices