Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy.
Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
A social media post on a related discussion had attracted more than 4.7 million views, 25,000 reposts, and more than 4,000 comments as of Monday night.
Most politicians fear touching the ’third rail' of American politics, but Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) are taking on the challenge.