Congressman Tim Penny (I) joined me on the "News At Noon" on behalf of the Campaign to Fix the Debt – a bipartisan effort to educate Members of Congress, thought leaders, and citizens across the country about the need to address the nation’s fiscal challenges.

Today the furloughs for the Minnesota National Guard go into effect.  You can read more details about that here.

Here's the conversation I had with Congressman Penny.

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