Congressional Dish

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Latest Episodes

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

CD246: BIF: Appalachian Chemical Storage
January 30, 2022

The Infrastructure Law that was signed in late 2021 funds the first phase of a huge infrastructure project called the Appalachian Storage Hub, which would consist of large gas processing plants, under

CD245: New Year, Same Congress
January 16, 2022

Much media attention has been rightfully aimed at the recent failures of Congress, but there was, in fact, lawmaking happening at the end of 2021. In this episode, learn about some laws that didn't ge

CD244: Keeping Ukraine
December 20, 2021

Since the beginning of December, news outlets around the world have been covering a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. In this episode, get the full back story on the civil war that has been raging

CD243: Target Nicaragua
December 05, 2021

In mid-November, following the re-election of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Congress passed and President Biden signed the RENACER Act, which escalated an ongoing economic war against President