The partial government shutdown is in week two as Congress continues to be at odds over a funding deal. In this bonus weekend episode of Central Valley Daily, we speak with Republican Rep. Tom McClintock. His district includes areas in Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus counties. Rep. McClintock gives us his view on what it will take to return to work in the nation’s capital.
A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.
