Policy Radio | Former US Representative Steve LaTourette Reflects on Public Life, Public Debt, and an Excess of Lawyers in Washington

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Steven C. LaTourette served as the 19th and then 14th district of Ohio’s US Representative from 1994-2013, where he served on the House Appropriations Committee, among others. Currently, Mr. LaTourette is a fellow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics and is the President of the recently created McDonald Hopkins Government Strategies, a lobbying and government relations firm in Washington DC. Prior to his time in office, Mr. LaTourette served as Lake County Prosecutor for seven years. He studied at the University of Michigan and the Cleveland Marshall School of Law.

This week, David Levine speaks with former US Representative Steve LaTourette on what he accomplished during his two decades in Congress, his new opportunities outside of the Capitol, and how polarization in Washington and the growing debt go hand in hand.

This podcast was produced by Claire O’Hanlon and David Levine.

Feature photo: cc/Kay Gaensler