CD289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill
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A bill is quickly moving through Congress that supposedly would “ban TikTok.” While it is clearly aimed at TikTok, this bill is really about creating a new Presidential power to remove Americans’ access to apps, websites, games and other entire tech platforms. In this episode, using the text of the bill itself, we examine how exactly this new censorship power would work if the bill passes the Senate and becomes law. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to:...
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CD288: Government Funding 101
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As we enter another round of government funding drama, let’s learn the basics. In this episode, we examine how the process is supposed to work, spot the tell tale signs that something has gone wrong, and decipher all of the DC wonky words that make the appropriations process seem more complicated than it really is. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to:...
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CD287: War Money
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It’s been four months since President Biden requested over $100 billion in war money for Israel and Ukraine and the Senate has now passed a bill that would provide most of the money. In this episode, we examine the events that lead up to and have occurred since President Biden’s address to the nation, and analyze the Senate bill along with its possible paths to becoming law. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo...
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CD286: Prolonging the War in Ukraine
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Congress is probably going to send approximately $50 billion more, most of that for weapons, to continue the war in Ukraine. In November, high ranking officials from the State Department testified about how the Biden administration intends to use our money and why. In this episode, hear the highlights of their testimony and decide for yourself if you think their goals are worth sacrificing more American money and Ukrainian lives. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments...
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Bonus! December Preview with Justin Robert Young
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December is busy season in a Congress that has done nothing all year. In this bonus episode - which features Congressional Dish host Jen Briney as a guest on the December 1st episode of Politics, Politics, Politics with Justin Robert Young - we take a look at what we expect in Congress during the final month of a Congressionally chaotic year. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to:...
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CD285: The Indicteds: Rep. George Santos and Sen. Robert Menendez
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Two members of Congress, one from each side of the aisle and each branch of Congress, are currently under criminal indictment, yet are steadfastly clinging to their roles as lawmakers. In this episode, we’ve got the dirt straight from the criminal indictments of Rep. George Santos of New York and Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to:...
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CD284: Thieving Russia
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While the world is distracted, members of Congress are writing bills designed to steal Russia’s money and give it to Ukraine. In this episode, listen to the pitch being made to Congress as we examine if this is a good idea. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or [email protected] Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail...
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CD283: A Federal Reserve Digital Dollar (CBDC)
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The House Financial Services Committee has been investigating the possibility of the Federal Reserve creating a Central Bank Digital Currency. In this episode, hear experts unpack the nuances and implications of this idea during three hearings, and discover how you can play a part in shaping the future of American currency. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to:...
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CD282: Chaos Fires McCarthy
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For the first time in U.S. history, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has been fired from the job mid-term. This episode is a play by play of the drama that lead up to this historic event, including the passing of a temporary government funding law which triggered agents of chaos to give Kevin McCarthy the boot. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to:...
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CD281: Private Policing of the Organ Transplant Network
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The system for coordinating organ donations and transplants in the United States is broken, according to experts who have testified over the course of many years to Congress. In this episode, hear their testimony about what is wrong with the current system and then we’ll examine the bill that aims to fix the problems. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to:...
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Articles/Documents
- Article: Rep. Don Young, 87, tests positive for COVID-19 months after mocking seriousness of pandemic: ‘I call it the beer virus’ By Muri Assuncao, Daily News, November 13, 2020
- Article: Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon By Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne, CNN, November 13, 2020
- Report: Schedule F, Diversity Training Reviews Continuing for Now By FEDweek, November 12, 2020
- Article: North Dakota nurses call for mask mandate, reject policy allowing COVID-19-positive workers to stay on job By Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, November 12, 2020
- Article: Election-reform ballot measure stays too close to call as elections workers tally more votes By James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, November 12, 2020
- Article: Senior U.S. cybersecurity official asked to resign amid Trump transition tumult By Christopher Bing, Reuters, November 12, 2020
- Article: Congress’s New Faces Include Ex-Astronaut, Citadel’s First Female Grad By Natalie Andrews, The Wall Street Journal, November 11, 2020
- Article: Puerto Rico's statehood piques Congress's interest post-election By Andres L. Cordova, The Hill, November 11, 2020
- Article: Pelosi floats above Democrats’ civil war By Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris, Politico, November 11, 2020
- Article: Michigan’s Voting Flaws Were Human Errors and Outliers By Gus Burns, Governing, November 11, 2020
- Article: Exclusive: Esper, on his way out, says he was no yes man By Meghann Myers, Military Times, November 10, 2020
- Article: The Trump Administration Is Reversing More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List. By NADJA POPOVICH, LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA and KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS, The New York Times, November 10, 2020
- Article: Senate GOP lays out priorities in fiscal 2021 spending showdown By Jennifer Shutt, Roll Call, November 10, 2020
- Article: Christopher Miller, Trump's surprise acting defense secretary, has a thin resume for the job but deep experience in counterterrorism By Dan Lamothe, Ellen Nakashima, Alex Horton, The Washington Post, November 9, 2020
- Article: There's a plan afoot to replace the Electoral College, and your state may already be part of it By Elliot Ramos, NBC News, November 9, 2020
- Article: Corporate Democrats Are Rural America's Biggest Losers By Jake Davis, Bryce Oats, The American Prospect, November 9, 2020
- Article: Amy Kennedy Loses Race to Rep. Jeff Van Drew, Who Switched Parties for President Trump By Virginia Chamlee, People, November 9, 2020
- Article: Donna Shalala Encapsulated Pelosi’s Embrace of Passivity as a Strategy By Eleanor Eagen, The American Prospect, November 9, 2020
- Article: Hope Lives in Georgia By David Dayen, The American Prospect, November 9, 2020
- Article: 'A Vexing Decision': Calif. Governor Mulls Who Will Replace Harris In Senate By Scott Shafer, npr, November 9, 2020
- Article: Win by Biden and Harris opens up California Senate seat By Bridget Bowman, Roll Call, November 7, 2020
- Article: South Carolina’s Voting Machines Are Vulnerable to Attacks By Chiara Eisner, Governing, November 6, 2020
- Article: Legislative Turnover at Lowest Level Seen Since 1920s By Alan Greeblatt, Governing, November 6, 2020
- Article: Second Georgia Senate seat headed to January runoff that could decide Senate control By Stephanie Akin, Roll Call, November 6, 2020
- Article: Florida Amendment 4 Election Results: Require Amendments to Be Approved Twice By Stephanie Saul, The New York Times, November 6, 2020
- Article: The ACA Is Becoming A Political Problem For Dems By David Sirota and Andrew Perez, The Daily Poster, November 5, 2020
- Article: Missouri voters dump never-used redistricting reforms By David A. Lieb, Associated Press, November 5, 2020
- Article: Puerto Rico inches closer to statehood, but without key GOP support By Chris Cioffi, Roll Call, November 4, 2020
- Article: North Dakota voters reject Measure 2 by wide margin By Jeremy Turley, Grand Forks Herald, November 4, 2020
- Article: 2020 election sees record high turnout with at least 159.8 million votes projected By Hannah Miao, CNBC, November 4, 2020
- Article: Nationwide Ballot Measure Results to Watch: Live Updates By Carl Smith, Tod Newcombe, Governing, November 4, 2020
- Article: Will We Ever Slay the Evil Gerrymander? By Alan Ehrenhalt, Governing, November 4, 2020
- Article: The U.S. Inability To Count Votes is a National Disgrace. And Dangerous. By Glenn Greenwald, November 4, 2020
- Article: Record ‘Dark Money’ Donations Help GOP Retake House Seats By David Moore, Sludge, November 4, 2020
- Article: With Deceptive Measure, Missouri GOP Wins Back Power to Gerrymander By Donald Shaw, Sludge, November 4, 2020
- Article: Question 2 supporters concede defeat in effort to bring ranked choice voting to Massachusetts By Nik DeCosta-Klipa, Boston.com, November 4, 2020
- Article: A QAnon Supporter Is Headed to Congress By Matthew Rosenberg, The New York Times, November 3, 2020
- Article: Eight Reasons Not to Expect Quick Election Results By Carl Smith, Governing, November 3, 2020
- Article: Former Congressman Pete Sessions to return to Washington By Michael Oder and Fallon Appleton, KBTX-TV, November 3, 2020
- Article: Qualcomm Billionaires Launch Last Minute Attack on Granddaughter’s Progressive Opponent By Donald Shaw, Sludge, November 2, 2020
- Article: Voting Itself Becomes Question for Ballot Measures By Alan Greenblatt, Governing, November 2, 2020
- Article: Why Trump Can’t Afford to Lose By Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, November 1, 2020
- Article: Campaign Against ‘Dark Money’ Disclosure in Alaska Keeps Hiding Its Donors By Donald Shaw, Sludge, October 28, 2020
- Article: Salary Council appointee resigns, calls Schedule F executive order a ‘red line’ By Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News Network, October 26, 2020
- Article: Trump's historic assault on the civil service was four years in the making By Lisa Rein, Josh Dawsey, and Toluse Olorunnipa, The Washington Post, October 23, 2020
- Executive Order on Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service The White House, October 21, 2020
- Article: ‘Stunning’ Executive Order Would Politicize Civil Service By Erich Wagner, Government Executive, October 22, 2020
- Article: Rep. Justin Amash, the ex-Republican who tussled with Trump and the GOP, reflects on what's next By Megan Sauer, USA Today, September 26, 2020
- Article: Most Americans Don’t Have A Real Stake In The Stock Market By Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes, August 31, 2020
- Article: The Stock Market Does Not Represent the U.S. Economy By Revere Journal, July 8, 2020
- Article: Health insurers' profits topped $35B last year. Medicare Advantage is the common thread By Paige Minemyer, Fierce Healthcare, February 24, 2020
- Article: Supreme Court allows states to draw partisan political maps By Todd Ruger, Roll Call, June 27, 2019
- Article: The Atlas Of Redistricting, Georgia’s districts gerrymandered to favor Democrats By Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman and Julia Wolfe, FiveThirtyEight, January 25, 2018
Additional Resources
- HOUSE RESULTS - Democrats retain control of House, CNN
- Voter Analysis: Poll Results, Fox News
- Democratic President by Congressional District
- Targeted Candidates, 2020 Cycle OpenSecrets.org
Sound Clip Sources
Video: 2020 Presidential Debates: Biden says Obamacare will have a public option, 'Bidencare', Politico, October 22, 2020
Facebook Live Video: Republican congressional candidate caught on video making series of racist and Islamophobic remarks, Independent, June 18, 2020
Facebook Live Video: House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos, Politico, June 17, 2020
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)