CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics

CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics


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Fintech Beat: What’s digital “infrastructure”?
December 08, 2020

Amias Gerety co-hosts Fintech Beat to interview Tricia Kemp, one of the country's most successful venture capitalists, to unbundle just what digital "infrastructure" is and what the answer means in the race for the perfect payment. Learn more about your a

Political Theater's The Transition: Let's make a deal
December 07, 2020

In this episode of Political Theater's The Transition, Congress is still in a tug of war over a possible COVID aid package. CQ Roll Call's David Lerman talks about where things stand. Then, we turn to health care and CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire bre

Congress: Why lawmakers are struggling to pass a COVID aid package
December 07, 2020

The momentum built on Capitol Hill last week for another bill to provide coronavirus relief could turn out to be a mirage. Part of the problem, as CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller reports, is how the GOP and Democratic party view how they have or have not foug

Political Theater's The Transition: Congress is racing to finish must-pass bills before the New Year
December 04, 2020

As the holiday season is upon us, so too is a time honored tradition. Congress working at the last minute to shore up must-pass bills. CQ Roll Call's Jim Saksa talks with budget tracker David Lerman on the latest on appropriations and a COVID relief packa

Health: A bill to legalize marijuana passes the House
December 04, 2020

The House took a symbolic swipe at the 1970s war on drugs and passed a bill on Friday to legalize marijuana. It is unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp has more on what it means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

CQ Future: Democratic party
December 04, 2020

It's no secret that in the corridors of power there is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party. While Joe Biden won the presidency, there certainly wasn't a blue wave. Moreover, House Democrats lost seats and the fate of the Senate will be decided

Budget: Rep Rosa DeLauro, D-Ct, wins powerful appropriations gavel
December 03, 2020

After a year of jockeying, Rep Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., bested two other lawmakers Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, chairwoman of the Energy-Water subcommittee, and Florida’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who leads the Military Construction-VA panel. CQ Roll Call's Jenn

Equal Time: Breaking the "pale and male" barrier
December 03, 2020

Former Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley has usually been the only U.S. African American, female diplomat in the room. It's a reflection, she tells Mary C. Curtis, of how few Black women — or women in general — are senior diplomats. Abercrombie-Winst

Health: "The most difficult time in the public health history of this nation"
December 02, 2020

CDC Director Robert Redfield says that this winter will be the worst time this nation has ever seen when it comes to public health. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Political Theater's The Transition: Inauguration 2021 -- It could get weird
December 02, 2020

Jim Bendat has literally written the book on our Inauguration Day traditions and history. And one thing he is pretty confident of predicting: between Donald Trump's propensity for antics and the ongoing pandemic, the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden is g