Tom MacArthur's guest appearances

Tom MacArthur

The Joe Piscopo Show

Elected Officials of America: Underdog Stories

Arena Talks

Hillary Clinton

Majora Carter

Bernie Sanders

Rob Jones

Sarah Ullman

Stacey Abrams

Celinda Lake

Anand Giridharadas

Alessandra Biaggi

Rashida Tlaib

Buffy Wicks

Desmond Meade

Michael Simon

Eric Brakey

Brian Schatz

OwlTail

Congressman R-Tom MacArthur (NJ) was elected to an open seat in the 3rd Congressional District in 2014, after fending off his Democratic challenger in a battleground district that President Obama won in 2012. Since in office, he has authored the MacArthur Amendment of the American Health Care Act, successfully fought for  a $10,000 property tax deduction in the recent tax bill, and chairs the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic. He entered politics after a successful business career, and was the Mayor of Randolph, NJ before running for Congress. In this episode, we talk about the 2017 NJ election results and what they portend for the country, the contentious town hall debate that received nationwide press coverage, Roy Moore, the heroin epidemic, and more.   2:30 - Can you talk about your background in business and how it parlayed into going into politics? 4:15 - When did you get the political bug? 5:00 - What resistance did you get from the Party? 6:20 - Any dark times in any of those campaigns? 8:20 - TownHall discussion: “I think that was the most difficult moment I had.” 11:00 - Can you tell me more about the MacArthur amendment? 12:30 - What was the biggest lesson of navigating such muddy waters? 13:30 - How can we fix the discord in the country? 17:09 - How do you see Roy Moore’s potential election affecting the Republican Party? 20:00 - What’s the story on the ground about the 2017 election results in New Jersey? 21:00 - What’s the best advice someone has given you? 26:30 - Can you speak about the heroin epidemic?

Congressman <a href="http://www.tmac4congress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">R-Tom MacArthur</a> (NJ) was elected to an open seat in the 3rd Congressional District in 2014, after fending off his Democratic challenger in a battleground district that President Obama won in 2012. Since in office, he has authored the MacArthur Amendment of the American Health Care Act, successfully fought for <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/12/04/the-gops-10000-cap-on-property-tax-deductions-and-how-it-affects-one-congressional-district/?utm_term=.afeb5bd42d29" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> a $10,000 property tax deduction in the recent tax bill</a>, and chairs the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic. He entered politics after a successful business career, and was the Mayor of Randolph, NJ before running for Congress. In this episode, we talk about the 2017 NJ election results and what they portend for the country, the contentious town hall debate that received nationwide press coverage, Roy Moore, the heroin epidemic, and more. 2:30 - Can you talk about your background in business and how it parlayed into going into politics? 4:15 - When did you get the political bug? 5:00 - What resistance did you get from the Party? 6:20 - Any dark times in any of those campaigns? 8:20 - TownHall discussion: “I think that was the most difficult moment I had.” 11:00 - Can you tell me more about the MacArthur amendment? 12:30 - What was the biggest lesson of navigating such muddy waters? 13:30 - How can we fix the discord in the country? 17:09 - How do you see Roy Moore’s potential election affecting the Republican Party? 20:00 - What’s the story on the ground about the 2017 election results in New Jersey? 21:00 - What’s the best advice someone has given you? 26:30 - Can you speak about the heroin epidemic?

Congressman Tom MacArthur - Chair of Heroin Task Force 

Andy Kim

In this episode, Andy discusses living on a cattle ranch for two years (8:30), Rep. Tom MacArthur’s role in the healthcare repeal (13:10), advising President Obama and General Petraeus on Iraq and Afghanistan policy (22:27), the Mount Sinjar massacre in Northern Iraq (31:40), redistricting reform (38:30), and his relationship with Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in the 2012 Benghazi attacks (40:00).

Andy Kim is running for Congress in New Jersey against Rep. Tom MacArthur