ELIZABETH IS HUMILIATED AT A PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING WHEN HER STAFF FAILS TO FIND THE CORRUPTION THAT EXISTS IN HER MICROLOAN PROGRAM, ON "MADAM SECRETARY," SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Kevin Rahm Guest Stars as Michael Barnow, a Special Consultant Elizabeth Hires to Help with the Budget Hearing Fiasco; Journalist Martin Bashir Appears as Himself

"Whisper of the Ax" - Elizabeth is humiliated at a public budget hearing when her staff fails to find the corruption that exists in her microloan program. Also, the investigation into Marsh's death continues, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, March 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kevin Rahm guest stars as Michael Barnow, a special consultant Elizabeth hires to help with the budget hearing fiasco. Journalist Martin Bashir appears as himself.

REGULAR CAST:

Téa Leoni (Elizabeth McCord)
Tim Daly (Henry McCord)
Bebe Neuwirth (Nadine Tolliver)
�eljko Ivanek (Russell Jackson)
Patina Miller (Daisy Grant)
Erich Bergen (Blake Moran)
Geoffrey Arend (Matt Mahoney)
Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord)
Evan Roe (Jason McCord)
Wallis Currie-Wood (Stephanie "Stevie" McCord)

RECURRING CAST:

Marin Hinkle (Isabelle)
Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman)
Keith Carradine (President Dalton)
Patrick Breen (Andrew Munsey)
Nilaja Sun (Juliet)

GUEST CAST:

Martin Bashir (Himself)
John Bedford Lloyd (Everard Burke)
Andrew Durand (Kyle Feeney)
Kevin Rahm (Michael "Mike B" Barnow)
Ruffin Prentiss (Barry)
Josh Hamilton (Arthur Gilroy)
Chantal Thuy (Nhung Chuang)
Cara Loften (Waitress)
Clark Jackson (Polygrapher)
Alexis Suarez (Security Guy)
Pooya Mohseni (Samila Mahdavi)
James Henry Doan (Translator)
De'adre Aziza (Janice Dwyer)
Patricia Kalember (Senator Kate Fletcher)
Patricia Stark (News Anchor)
Nick Wyman (Pundit)
Leroy Mcclain (Agnet)

WRITTEN BY: Barbara Hall

DIRECTED BY: Eric Stoltz