Gillibrand Talks Iran, Impeachment And Health Care With Newsy

Gillibrand Talks Iran, Impeachment And Health Care With Newsy

By Jay Strubberg

By Jay Strubberg
July 25, 2019

July 25, 2019

Newsy's Jay Strubberg sits down with presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is one of several low-polling presidential contenders trying to break through in a crowded Democratic field in the 2020 race. Newsy reporter and host of "The Briefing" Jay Strubberg talked to the senator from New York about multiple topics: Iran, the Mueller investigation and health care.

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