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The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the Coronabus both enacted laws aiming to stop China from advancing their Belt and Road economic system that may soon be able to compete with the "rules based international order", which the United States has been leading the implementation of since the end of WWII. In this episode, learn about the NDAA's most significant changes, including a new U.S. military build up in China's neighborhood: The Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
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The 2021 hits just keep on coming. In this episode, learn about a wonderful soul who left this Earth far too young before Jen thanks Congressional Dish producers. Also in this episode is a request for producer opinions about how to present our Congressional Dish episodes to the public in the future, an update on the state of the firing wave, and the most absurd Congressional Dish pink slip of all time.
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We are in the process of regime changing Belarus. In this episode, I prove it.
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Donald Trump was acquitted of "Incitement of Insurrection" at the end of his second impeachment trial. Many seem to think this result was inevitable, but that wasn't the case. In this episode, by examining the evidence and how it was presented by the House Impeachment Managers, learn how the trial could have been structured to provide the possibility of a different outcome.
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After an introduction to Sludge, a fantastic independent journalism outlet that investigates Congress, Jen thanks all the producers who make Congressional Dish possible.
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The 116th Congress finished their reign by passing every section of government funding into law with COVID relief attached. In this episode, learn about the new COVID relief law after you hear about a surprise dingleberry that promises to end surprise medical billing in the United States. That's right! Something good happened! Find out in this episode how the new provisions will positively affect you.
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On a sad day, Jen provides some follow up to past episodes including correcting a possible mistake about the capitol storm story, an update on the congressional COVID count, and we get a confirmation on a suspicion we had about Google rigging their search results to favor corporate news sources. After the updates, Jen thanks all the wonderful souls who produce Congressional Dish.
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We just lived through the craziest lame duck period - the time between when the President and members of Congress keep their power after being fired in an election - in United States history. In this episode, we look at everything that happened, from start to finish. That was literally one Hell of a ride.
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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.
info_outlineIn this bonus thank you episode, Jen is feeling like it's March all over again and discusses options for continuing life and travel during the never ending COVID crisis before thanking the Congressional Dish producers. She also recalls getting arrested in front of the White House, a vastly different experience in the Obama years compared to what the brave protestors are experiencing during the reign of Trump.
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Articles/Documents
- Article: Pompeo blasts Beijing as deadline nears for China to shutter Houston consulate By Jennifer Hansler, CNN, July 23, 2020
- Article: ‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them By Katie Shepherd and Mark Berman, The Washington Post, July 17, 2020
- Article: THE MIDDLE SEAT - The Greatest Coronavirus Risks When You Fly By Scott McCartney, The Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2020
- Article: Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times, July 14, 2020
- Article: Tell Your Senator: Vote No on the EARN IT Act By Joe Mullin, Electronic Frontier Foundation, June 30, 2020
- Article: Behaviors, movements, and transmission of droplet-mediated respiratory diseases during transcontinental airline flights By Vicki Stover Hertzberg, Howard Weiss, Lisa Elon, Wenpei Si, Sharon L. Norris, and The FlyHealthy Research Team, PNAS, April 3, 2018
- Article: In Liberals’ Dreams, This Is What America’s High-Speed Rail Network Looks Like By Will Oremus, Slate, February 8, 2013
Additional Resources
- YouTube Video: Geraldine Thomas - Impact of Radiation Release, Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
- YouTube Video: Dr. Helen Caldicott - Impact of Radiation Release, Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
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)