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At the Virtual Table with Laura Washington & Lynn Sweet

Sen. Tammy Duckworth joined the Sun-Times At the Virtual Table Nov. 18 for a deep dive into the infrastructure bill and other pressing political issues for Illinois and the nation.

By Sun-Times staff

Laura Washington and Lynn Sweet were joined by Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Nov. 18 on At the Virtual Table to discuss homelessness among veterans, drinking water infrastructure, boosting the electric vehicle industry and other key points in the Build Back Better infrastructure deal.

Later, Sun-Times politics reporter Rachel Hinton stopped by to discuss Illinois’ pre-election political landscape.

Re-watch their their conversation above, recorded live on Nov. 18, 2021, and stay tuned for next month’s show.

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