Congressional Dish
2021 is off to quite a 2020 start! In this bonus thank you episode, Jen starts the show sharing a summary of and her thoughts about the January 6th storming of the election certification in Congress by President Donald Trump's misguided supporters and then thanks the producers who have ensured that this podcast exists to cover such insane events in Congress.
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While the focus of the world has been on the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has been busy preparing a war authorization for the incoming Joe Biden administration. In this episode, we examine the advice given to Congress in nine recent hearings to learn which countries are on the World Trade System naughty list, as Jen prepares to read the NDAA that's soon to become law.
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At the end of a frustrating week observing mind-boggling congressional disfunction, Jen rages against the monster preventing COVID relief for working people and small businesses, updates us on the status of government funding, previews the episodes to be produced at the start of the 117th Congress, reviews the results of the 2020 Election, explains why worrying about The Great Reset is a waste of brain power, and thanks the wonderful community of humans who produce Congressional Dish.
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Everyone who uses Facebook, Google, and Twitter has probably noticed the disappearance of posts and the appearance of labels, especially during the 2020 election season. In this episode, hear the highlights from six recent House and Senate hearings where executives from the social media giants and experts on social media testified about the recent changes.
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The Election is still not over but we did get some more results. In this bonus "thank you" episode, get updated on the election news before we thank the CD producers who are making this podcast possible. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links to contribute monthly or a lump sum via to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send payments to: Send payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send payments to: $CongressionalDish or Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for...
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The election is... Actually not quite over but we have to record this episode sometime. In this episode, a breakdown of the notable winners and losers. Did we fire them all? Or... Any of them?
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In the last episode before the 2020 election, let's take a comprehensive look at what went on in the 116th Congress, a divided Congress during which the House of Representatives was controlled for the first time since Congressional Dish began by the Democratic Party. It was a chaotic two years, with a series of unprecedented events. Did our Congress serve us well in these crazy times?
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Congress has been doing a whole lot of nothing for us since the last episode so this bonus "thank you" episode is all about the producers. Thank you for keeping the show alive!
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Surprise, surprise! Congress failed to fund the government on time again. In this episode, discover the hidden secrets in the bill that temporarily funds the government and the politics behind the dingleberries that hitched a ride into law.
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The Green Room is live! In this bonus thank you episode, learn how producers can access a private podcast feed only for Congressional Dish insiders before getting updates on government funding, non-existent COVID relief, and the Supreme Court nomination.
info_outlineIn this thank you bonus episode, some CARES Act updates, including a debunking of a rumor that the CARES Act was written before the crisis, a list of the greedy Senators who used their behind-closed-doors Congressional COVID-19 briefing’s to hit the jackpot on the stock market, and the reason why Boeing hasn’t yet claimed their $17 billion CARES Act gift. Jen then thanks all the producers who make this podcast possible
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Articles/Documents
- Article: EXCLUSIVE: In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers By Michael Isikoff, Yahoo News, May 12, 2020
- Article: Sen. Kelly Loeffler Has Sold Nearly All Her Stock. Here’s What She Still Owns. By Ed Lin, Barron's, May 8, 2020
- Article: Partly false claim: CARES Act bill introduced in January 2019, hinting at coronavirus conspiracy Reuters, May 7, 2020
- Article: From a Miami condo to the Venezuelan coast, how a plan to 'capture' Maduro went rogue By Anthony Faiola, Karen DeYoung and Ana Vanessa Herrero, The Washington Post, May 6, 2020
- Article: Behind the rogue and botched attack to kidnap Venezuela's Maduro By Hollie McKay, Fox News, May 5, 2020
- Article: Pentagon, Treasury Have $17 Billion Stimulus Money to Lend, But There’s Little Interest By Doug Cameron, The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2020
- Article: Stock Trades After Coronavirus Briefing Complicate Loeffler's Reelection Bid By Claudia Grisales, npr, April 13, 2020
- Article: Georgia senator bought stock in personal protective equipment maker amid coronavirus crisis: report By Justine Coleman, The Hill, April 7, 2020
- Article: Burr Invites Ethics Probe of Stock Sales After Virus Updates By David Kocieniewski, Bloomberg, March 20, 2020
- Article: Burr, Senate Colleagues Sold Stock After Coronavirus Briefings By James V. Grimaldi and Andrea Fuller, The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2020
- Article: Senator Richard Burr Sold a Fortune in Stocks as G.O.P. Played Down Coronavirus Threat By Eric Lipton and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times, March 19, 2020
Additional Resources
- YouTube Video: Nuclear Hotseat 462 – NM Nuke Garbage Dump Approved by NRC Behind Covid Smokescreen 5-2-2020, Libbe HaLevy, UCYTV, Nuclear Hotseat Podcast
Cover Art
Design by Only Child Imaginations
Music Presented in This Episode
Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)