For me, appropriations BILLS are the glue. These are the bills that must move, no MATTER what, to keep the GOVERNMENT functioning as a reliable element of our society. The Appropriations Committee shouldn't be the most political PLACE to be; it's the place where we have to make the institution function for the COUNTRY.
Read MoreEvery demo I do has a mandolin or resonator on it - some element of the bluegrass or classic country world that I GREW up listening to and that first drew me in. And then I always try to find somewhere for a bluesy guitar sound, because that's also what I LOVE. MUSICALLY, I'm always finding my way HOME.
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