Congressional Dish

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CD256: Poisonous Pet Collars
July 30, 2022

Seresto Flea and Tick Collars for dogs and cats have been sold to Americans since 2013. During that time, the EPA has received approximately 100,000 reports of illnesses and 2,500 reports of deaths of

CD255: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
July 17, 2022

The recently signed gun law, S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, contained a surprise dingleberry postponing a regulation designed to save seniors money on their pharmaceutical drugs by prohibi

CD254: Baby Formula Shortage
June 26, 2022

After multiple formula-related infant deaths were reported to the FDA in February, samples from Abbott Laboratories' Sturgis, Michigan baby formula production facility tested positive for cronobacter,

CD253: Escalation of War
June 05, 2022

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Congress has signed four laws that send enormous amounts of money and weapons to Ukraine, attempting to punish Russia for President Putins invasion. In th

CD252: Women’s Health Protection Act
May 22, 2022

The Womens Health Protection Act is a bill written by Democrats that would guarantee access to abortion services in the United States. While this bill is unlikely to become law, learning what exactly

CD251: BIF: Driving Dangers Sustained
May 08, 2022

The recently signed infrastructure law continues the United States over-reliance on the most dangerous way to travel: driving a vehicle. Did Congress make sufficient safety improvements to decrease t

CD250: Congress Saves the Postal Service
April 24, 2022

Congress did a good thing! In this encouraging episode, learn about a new law that saved the Postal Service from financial doom without spending one extra penny in taxpayer money. Then, listen to the

CD249: A Few Good Laws
March 20, 2022

We have some new laws! In this episode, a brief overview of the government funding law that (finally) funds the government for 2022 and provides money and weapons to Ukraine, a new law that protects d

CD248: Understanding the Enemy
February 27, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched an illegal, unjustified war against Ukraine and Putin himself is the only person who can stop the war immediately. In this episode, we seek to understand

CD247: BIF: The Growth of US Railroads
February 13, 2022

The infrastructure law provides the most significant investment in passenger rail in U.S. history, but substantial hurdles - including a powerful cartel - stand firmly in the way of a real national ne

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