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Correspondent

Emmarie Huetteman came to KHN from tThe New York Times, where she covered Congress with a focus on the House of Representatives and, most recently, the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. In 2015, she reported from the front lines of the nascent refugee crisis in Germany as part of the International Center for Journalists’ Arthur F. Burns Fellowship. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Emmarie also holds a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from Northwestern University’s Medill School, where she worked on an award-winning reporting project on the national security implications of climate change.

Featured Statements

Bernie Sanders
stated on September 12, 2019 in comments during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Houston:

"Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed, or their employer changes their insurance policy."

By Emmarie Huetteman • September 13, 2019
Bill de Blasio
stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate:

"It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York."

By Emmarie Huetteman • June 27, 2019
Amy Klobuchar
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall event for Democratic presidential candidates:

"Big pharmaceuticals pay off — they literally pay off — generics to keep the prices and the competition off the market."

By Emmarie Huetteman • April 25, 2019