CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Health: Congress investigates COVID-19 vaccine rollout
February 02, 2021

The vaccine rollout has been fractured and botched. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp reports on how the absence of a national strategy has hampered the vaccine distribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transportation: A very troubled industry
February 02, 2021

Pete Buttigieg was confirmed as Transportation secretary on Tuesday as transportation industries are demanding $130 billion in COVID-19 aid to help keep them afloat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigration: Biden to sign three executive orders
February 02, 2021

President Biden has wasted no time in undoing former President Trump's policies on immigration and migrants. CQ Roll Call's Suzanne Monyak reports on the latest round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Budget deep dive: Can the $618 billion GOP relief plan push the needle on bipartisanship?
February 02, 2021

Ten Republican senators released a $618 billion COVID-19 relief plan before meeting with President Joe Biden on Monday. Their alternative package cuts many Democratic priorities. Meanwhile, Democrats released a budget resolution to fast-track their COVID-

Fintech Beat: Tackling bias with math and Zest
February 02, 2021

Fintech Beat talks with Zest AI's top executives to learn about the role of machine learning software in credit underwriting and whether better math can lead to better outcomes when it comes to tackling racial bias in lending. Learn more about your ad cho

Health: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine moves forward
January 29, 2021

Johnson & Johnson released good news about its single injection vaccine and expects to produce 100 million doses by July. CQ Roll Call's Ariel Cohen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Environment: Pingree's plans for Interior-Environment spending
January 29, 2021

The House Appropriations Committee announced that Rep. Chellie Pingree will be taking over the subcommittee responsible for Interior and Environment appropriations, bringing a focus on climate change and reversing Trump-era policies to the appropriations

Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: "If racism is a lie, how has it been sustained, institutionalized and structured in America?"
January 28, 2021

Racial equity is front and center for the Biden administration. That said, how does the nation begin to dismantle centuries of ingrained policies? Mary C. Curtis talks to award-winning social change agent Dr. Gail C. Christopher in this episode. Christoph

Housing: Biden's pick for HUD faces first big test Thursday
January 27, 2021

Rep. Martha Fudge is President Biden's pick to lead the nation's housing agency. It was not her first choice and she once called the agency second tier. CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political Theater: Errol Morris on documentaries in the age of COVID-19 and chaos
January 27, 2021

Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris discusses his latest movie, "My Psychedelic Love Story," history as chaos, whether Donald Trump believes his own lies, the power of first person narrative and whether any of us can ever be reliable narrators. Learn more