Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Health Care Reform Update

10 a.m. (ET)

Without new controls on spending, President Obama's plans to cover the uninsured could add substantially to the nation's debt. We'll discuss the costs of various heath care reform proposals and financing options.

Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer: "The State of Jones" (Doubleday)

11 a.m. (ET)

The story of a Southern county that defied the Confederacy. Diane and her guests discuss how a poor Mississippi farmer led his neighbors in a fight to support the Union at the height of the Civil War.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.