Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org

1) Lisa Gilbert, vice president of legislative affairs with Public Citizen and Chair of the Clean Budget Coalition reviews the negative consequences of President Trump's proposed federal budget, and the national campaign being waged by the Clean Budget Coalition to defeat his administration's budget blueprint.

2) Jay Riestenberg, Campaigns & States Media Strategist with Common Cause, discusses the organizations and funding behind the nationwide effort to convene an Article V constitutional convention -- the possible consequences of such a convention, and the efforts now underway to educate the public and prevent the mandated six additional states from signing on to the hold the convention.

3) Journalist and author Arun Gupta, discuss the decision by two federal court judges to temporarily block Donald Trump's second travel ban executive order, citing the president's statements advocating the banning of Muslims from travel to the U.S. made repeatedly during his presidential campaign.

4) Po Murray, chair of the Newtown Action Alliance and the Newtown Foundation talks about her group's condemnation of House Bill 1181 that makes it easier for veterans with severe mental illness to purchase firearms.

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