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Steven Portnoy, CBS White House Correspondent, on Pres. Biden in Mexico, illegal immigration, classified documents at his old office and White House press briefings

1/10/23 On The Mark: Mark & Joe host CBS’ Steven Portnoy on classified documents in Pres. Biden’s old office, and his trip the US/Mexico border, plus we discuss banning gas stoves.

Bob Garrett, President, and CEO of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, on the latest jobless numbers, reaction to the wavering unemployment and labor participation rates in the US, and the implications of low joblessness, high inflation, worker shortage, supply train issues, energy costs rising and chaos in Washington DC. He’ll talk about upcoming chamber events and activities, and other local business news. Russell Redding, Agriculture Secretary, Pennsylvania, on this weekend’s start of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, economic impact of agriculture, and Farm Show and a one minute reflection on his tenure so far. We’ll talk about high tech farming, the role of Sunflowers, and their WWII Homefront Display. GT Thompson, US Congressman (R-15th, Centre Co.), on the chaos/democracy in Washington DC, the PA Farm Show, the importance of agribusiness, and his impending chairmanship of the US House Agriculture Committee.

1/9/23 On The Mark: Mark & Joe argue about Cong. Santo's 'OK' symbol, as a white supremecist symbol, Pres. Biden's trip to the US/Mexico border, and the PA Turnpike debt ($60B) and lost tolls ($3B annually).

Russell Redding, Agriculture Secretary, Pennsylvania, on this weekend’s start of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, economic impact of agriculture, and Farm Show and a one minute reflection on his tenure so far. We’ll talk about high tech farming, the role of Sunflowers, and their WWII Homefront Display.

GT Thompson, US Congressman (R-15th, Centre Co.), on the chaos/democracy in Washington DC, his upcoming appearance at the PA Farm Show, the importance of agribusiness, and his impending chairmanship of the US House Agriculture Committee. He talks about the US Farm Bill, which he calls the US 'Food Bill.'

Linda Kenyon, CBS News Congressional correspondent, on the stalemate in Washington DC, is this chaos or democracy, Pres. Trump’s influence and what do the holdouts want.

1/5/23 On The Mark: Mark Lawrence (portrays a bad liberal) & Joe McGranaghan (an actual conservative) host CBS News Congressional correspondent Linda Kenyon, on the stalemate in Washington DC. We talk about the ‘chaos vs. democracy’ debate (is this what good government looks like), what do the holdouts want, and how is Pres. Trump influencing the debate.\ During open phones, we talked about the Rep. McCarthy debate, who else might lead, the US Southern border and Pres. Biden’s trip there, and many other related national topics.

1/4/23 On The Mark: Mark & Joe argue about Kevin McCarthy's attempts to become US Speaker of the House, Twitter/FBI collusion, and a MAGA hat at a school function

1/3/23 On The Mark: Mark & Joe start the new year arguing about the US Southern border, immigration, Pres. Biden, Pres. Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mitt Romney, Kevin McCarthy, callers saying, 'we're in trouble,' and God. 

12/22/22 On The Mark: Joe & Steve Kusheloff host US Senator Bob Casey on the budget bill, CSVT, teen suicide and '22 accomplishments, then open phones included comments about Sen. Casey's remarks and how disgustingly, pathetic, democrats are (Van).

12/21/22 On The Mark: Joe & Steve Kusheloff talk about Pres. Trump's tax records, why he lost so much money, and a vibrant, partisan discussion on open phones

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host CBS Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane on Jan 6  Committee and their final report, the criminal recommendations, the ethics violations and what’s next with a GOP US House on the way.  We talked about Cong. Perry and his ethics presentment, what isn’t in the findings (intel and security failures) and what the GOP will investigate.

Mark Lawrence and Joe McGranaghan host CBS Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane on Jan 6  Committee and their final report, the criminal recommendations, the ethics violations and what’s next with a GOP US House on the way.  We talked about Cong. Perry and his ethics presentment, what isn’t in the findings (intel and security failures) and what the GOP will investigate. During open phones, a vibrant discussion followed regarding the committee and their findings.

12/19/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe discuss Pres. Biden's latest 'mis-remembering,' the Milton/Selinsgrove racism accusations, Blue Laws, Jan. 6th and other topics

12/16/22 On The Mark: Mark & Ben host Howard Wooldrige, who is advocating for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of of all drugs. We talk about the failed prohibition of all drugs and the cost for, and two law enforcement. During open phones, we discussed legalizing drugs, morals, responsibility, taxation, regulation, and other aspects of government controlled drugs.

12/15/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe discuss Pres. Biden's age, how old is two old, are Dems available to be President, and more...

12/14/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe host Lynda Schlegel Culver, state house member and PA Senate candidate, on Caring for Kids, Sen. Gordner, running for higher office and he GOP minority implications. During open phones, we enjoyed a vibrant discussion about the Cambridge dictionary redefining a man as a person who identifies as a man.

12/12/22 On The Mark: Mark & Joe hold open phones, discussing Kyrsten Sinema, the PA House GOP/Dem Majority/Minority fight and who should be our next president.

12/9/22 On The Mark: Mark & John Shipman host calls from State Reps. Jamie Flick (R-83rd) and Stephanie Borowitz (R-76th), as well as a conversation about gun violence and the Griner/Bout swap