"Un-American" radio episode

Title

"Un-American" radio episode

Description

An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin criticizing Republican US Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, for his "Hastert Rule." This rule only allowed votes on bills in the House if the majority Republican party was in favor of it; even if Republicans and Democrats together could form a majority vote on the issue. AuCoin states that Hastert and his "henchmen" were "un-American" in their actions in Congress, rejecting the will of the majority of Congress in the legislative process. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode probably aired in 2004.

Identifier

PUA_MS147_JPR_176

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

Nov-Dec 2004

Date

2004

Spatial Coverage

United States

Is Part Of

Jefferson Public Radio

Subject

AuCoin, Les

Oregon--Politics and government

Public broadcasting--Oregon

Extent

1 audio file (2 min., 24 sec.)

Format

MP3

Source

Pacific University Archives

Rights

This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.

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