Monday, February 13, 2012

GOP Senators Hit the Airwaves

Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and Assistant Senate Minority Leader Robert Hedlund were guests on host Emily Rooney's TV and radio shows, respectively, last week.

Senator Tarr joined Representative Shaunna O'Connell (R-Taunton) as a guest on the February 9th edition of WGBH-TV's "Greater Boston" to discuss the ongoing efforts to reform the state's Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card system. Be sure to check out their interview by playing the video link attached below.

On February 10th, Senator Hedlund appeared live on WGBH radio as part of Emily Rooney's "Week in Review" segment. Hedlund, along with Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss and Commonwealth Magazine Senior Investigative Reporter Jack Sullivan, debated the latest state and national political news, including the GOP Presidential Primary, the federal debate on birth control, and former House Speaker Sal DiMasi's testimony before a grand jury regarding the ongoing investigation into the Probation Department hiring scandals. You can listen to the segment in its entirety by playing the audio link attached below.