{"id":3057,"date":"2019-07-05T18:22:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T22:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=3057"},"modified":"2019-07-05T18:22:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T22:22:35","slug":"exclusive-interviews-with-sen-jeff-merkley-rep-will-hurd-and-sen-amy-klobuchar-on-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-this-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/07\/05\/exclusive-interviews-with-sen-jeff-merkley-rep-will-hurd-and-sen-amy-klobuchar-on-meet-the-press-with-chuck-todd-this-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH SEN. JEFF MERKLEY, REP. WILL HURD, AND SEN. AMY KLOBUCHAR ON &#8220;MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD&#8221; THIS SUNDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">__<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEXCLUSIVE<br \/>\n<strong>Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)<\/strong><br \/>\n__<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEXCLUSIVE<br \/>\n<strong>Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas)<\/strong><br \/>\n__<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEXCLUSIVE<br \/>\n<strong>Sen. Amy Klobuchar\n(D-Minn.)<\/strong><br \/>\nPresidential Candidate<br \/>\n__<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nROUNDTABLE<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Peter Alexander<\/strong><br \/>\nCo-Anchor, \u201cWeekend Today\u201d; NBC News White House Correspondent<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Kimberly Atkins<\/strong><br \/>\nSenior Washington News Correspondent, WBUR; NBC News Contributor<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Jonah Goldberg<\/strong><br \/>\nColumnist, The Los Angeles Times<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Shawna Thomas<\/strong><br \/>\nDC Bureau Chief, Vice News<br \/>\n__<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For\nmore information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Hudock<br \/>\nNBC News<br \/>\no: (202)\n885-4159<br \/>\ne: <a href=\"mailto:Richard.Hudock@nbcuni.com\">Richard.Hudock@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joya Manasseh<br \/>\nNBC News<br \/>\no: (212) 664-2498<br \/>\ne: <a href=\"mailto:joya.manasseh@nbcuni.com\">joya.manasseh@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">__<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>MEET\nTHE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=G62jSYfZdO-2F12d8lSllQB9YPoxfhDWGDrII6SJNe1Hxu8K7AlO0GzEwqpAqBrdiT_8-2Fg0xEDaB24g7qsRDGPrwUl5bwPzaimtiUnyKEWbChtoUxO3PjrTNZppmG70rMVUcQcqWmH-2BKovmytBZITfnmuWOFEcB1FsDtIdwrz6PEecgcH-2FvJo0YvDcYR-2FYBGjoOxH5OOmlTVhH9RZSr5BQk85wyMqUs0HPZ9Rcv7Laan4rTaO6HCLq0JdTn-2F74p9ujHxBSdHHxPgsYbOdLszLzfjfwArYY8fzqGZ2XqXGABgV9hqMUfAp0tcviBYm8kFvg-2FhXlOtOnGmChabp5KGm0brU3Urce43g2Ty6xsehhhLjhZXZu1hZRdY8qf3v7Gno5K-2BjFo8d1F1G0dQu-2FRVz5gVB9bOgaNsvh2rBlPPWkPI3w-3D\"><em>Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is\nwhere newsmakers come to make news \u2014 setting the political agenda and\nspotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on Americans across the\ncountry. It is the #1 most-watched Sunday public affairs show for the 2017-2018\nseason, reaching more than three million viewers every Sunday and millions more\nthrough social, digital and on-demand platforms.&nbsp;<em>Meet the Press<\/em>&nbsp;brings\nits authority and influencer interviews to MSNBC with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=84Em28S1K9SvtzcUtu04EiAAE9uumUgSjebFi9fqt-2B-2FuZxcZUSY22hZY2vxxQlAP_8-2Fg0xEDaB24g7qsRDGPrwUl5bwPzaimtiUnyKEWbChtoUxO3PjrTNZppmG70rMVUcQcqWmH-2BKovmytBZITfnmuWOFEcB1FsDtIdwrz6PEecgcH-2FvJo0YvDcYR-2FYBGjoOxH5OOmlTVhH9RZSr5BQk85wyMqUs0HPZ9Rcv7Laan4rTaO6HCLq0JdTn-2F74p9ujHxBSdHHxPgsYbOdLszLzfjYvJaU3k9UJRgjyD1xrw4dQtohte3skMQKXFxY0BXUeRq466qZPVeRIISyfehWGa5HcTDcx8Z2jfkezYuQ2lGE4d50CTWlHL50h6Z3USwJWhtSoshL7GPWd5RqmO8Hsh2TVuBjLDWbEfXQZuJ1kxWig-3D\"><em>MTP Daily<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;weekdays\nat 5 p.m. ET and to&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=G62jSYfZdO-2F12d8lSllQB6eO4xEshwe8kf3nrAhbSS-2BJdOBn4dd71YR0OLTwtaFvgvCJkjzZDy4XKLhQ33SUFGDfKBNmv7Yza7-2FyqCzSSN-2FMSQ-2Br78E2aHIQgZ7j2Oet_8-2Fg0xEDaB24g7qsRDGPrwUl5bwPzaimtiUnyKEWbChtoUxO3PjrTNZppmG70rMVUcQcqWmH-2BKovmytBZITfnmuWOFEcB1FsDtIdwrz6PEecgcH-2FvJo0YvDcYR-2FYBGjoOxH5OOmlTVhH9RZSr5BQk85wyMqUs0HPZ9Rcv7Laan4rTaO6HCLq0JdTn-2F74p9ujHxBSdHHxPgsYbOdLszLzfjbYeWnHS23YIE1Jxh0UeL8NkCO17dtyKgq9-2Bn2YlOv-2FLB2k7B3L6dj0JUUJMdL5O0bxPoGeGxaPLsF7CW-2BcQRFLNl-2BFd2NduPpXlvQf2TbQfEL5Vnfz5X11izwNbvk9sfkLmO2bAws3Diw7uOUxxGjU-3D\">The\nChuck ToddCast<\/a><\/em>. 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