Congress' Final Week Before Midterms; How Climate Change is Super Charging Hurricanes Like Ian

Published: Oct. 3, 2022, 6:57 p.m.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Mica Soellner, Congressional Reporter for 'The Washington Times,' where she covers the House of Representatives.

They review what was the final week for Congress on Capitol Hill before the upcoming Midterm elections.

Mica's Twitter handle is @MicaSoellnerDC.

During the second half of the show, Brad interviews Bob Deans, Director of Strategic Engagement for the Natural Resources Defense Council, which combines the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild.

They talk about how climate change is making storms like Hurricane Ian stronger more quickly, and what we can do about it.

The website for the NRDC is NRDC.org and their Twitter handle is @NRDC.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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