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Militias In Congress

StoryMay 28, 1996
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The influence of the militia movement is now being felt within the Republican Party. The 1994 election of Helen Chenoweth of Idaho and Steve Stockman of Texas to the U.S. Congress were just the beginning. Now, a new crop is vying for power in this year’s elections and, as Pacifica’s Don Rush reports, they have a good chance of winning.

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