RAHEEL RAZA, Clarion Project Advisory Board member, a founding member of the Muslim Reformer Movement, and international human rights activist. Raheel Raza—who received a fatwa from Saudi Arabia—contends that Saudi Arabia has a grotesque history of violence that must be condemned. She argues that the United States was correct to denounce this violence, but that it’s ridiculous that Muslim nations have failed to condemn this brutal murder and are instead looking to America for an answer. She joined Brad and Paul.

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Senator Toni Boucher joined Brad and Paul to talk about tolls in Pennsylvania and how it could affect Connecticut

A proposed bill PB317 has been written by CT State Senator Eric Berthel which proposes to require insurance companies to cover bariatric surgery benefits. Despite coverage by Medicaid and Medicare in our state, the majority of private insurance plans do not offer bariatric surgery as a benefit. When the ACS was passed by Obama, the essential benefit in Connecticut was based on the current coverage by our biggest HMO: Connecticare. As a result Obamacare has NOT covered bariatric surgery. Most insurers do not and have not been forced to offer the benefit. Many of our patients have switched to Medicaid for coverage despite having good jobs. This has caused a burden to taxpayers. State employees also have bariatric surgery coverage. Darren Tishler spoke to Brad and Paul about it