Joe Dorman is a Democrat state representative in Oklahoma who has been trying to pass bills that would better protect Oklahomans during tornado season, but the GOP-run legislature has blocked him at every point. Today on my America Weekend show, he explained his efforts to build safe rooms in every school in the state, mandate building codes for homes that would make them more tornado-proof, and how it’s hard to get anything changed among politicians who believe the government can’t do anything good for people.
Listen to our conversation here.