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Congressional Dish

Summary: The Congressional Dish podcast will tell you what is in the bills being passed by the House of Representatives. Things to expect: Lots of corporate favors. Hosted by @JenBriney. Notes and links available at www.congressionaldish.com

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 CD033: Let’s Deepwater Drill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:16

In this episode, the House of Representatives tries to approve ultra-deepwater drilling in the "Western Gap": The middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Links to Information in This Episode Song: The Oil Spill song by Steve Clark Congressional Dish summary of H.R. 1613: The Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act Text of H.R. 1613 Jamie Dupree: The guy who told me that the NDAA is not a funding bill How ultra-deepwater drilling is done The Bubba shrimp scene from Forrest Gump "Gulf oil spill's effects still has seafood industry nervious" - Craig Pittman, TampaBay.com, April 13, 2013 "Empty nets in Louisiana three years after the spill" - Matt Smith, CNN, April 29, 2013 Where is the Western Gap? "U.S., Mexico Sign Deal on Oil Drilling in Gulf - Tom Fowler, Wall Street Journal, February 21, 2012 Existing leases in the Western Gap area   The Trans Pacific Partnership: The creepy free trade agreement Hillary Clinton promoted as Secretary of State Representatives Quoted in This Episode Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington Rep. Matt Salmon of Arizona Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon Rep. Maxine Waters of California  

 CD032: The Abortion Bill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:09

In this episode, the House schedule has Jen frustrated, the House Farm Bill unexpectedly dies, and the House passes an abortion bill.

 CD031: First Draft of 2014 NDAA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:06

In this episode, we take a look at the first draft of the 2014 Department of Defense funding bill and see what it tells us about the United States future in war. We also look at three bills the House passed for Wall Street.

 CD030: Military Construction & Anti-Biotics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:39

In this episode, a look at the House's 2014 military construction and veterans funding bill's first-draft and then examine whether it's wise to continue a system that fast-tracks applications for animal anti-biotics.

 CD029: Keystone XL Pipeline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The House passed H.R. 3, a bill waiving permit requirements for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and passed H.R. 1911, a bill that could raise interest rates for college students while tying their rates to the market.

 CD028: The IRS Scandal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:47

In this episode, highlights from the House Ways and Means Committee IRS scandal hearing. IRS staffers made a list of keywords including Tea Party, 9-12, Patriot, etc. to help them find social welfare groups applying for tax exempt status that were actually political in nature. This is the scandal you've been told about; the real scandal is how many of them have been approved.

 CD027: Overtime | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:42

After a health care rant, we look at H.R. 1406, a bill that would have allowed workers to get vacation time instead of cash for their overtime. It's a bill I'd actually like to see survive.

 CD026: A Tale of Two Bills | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:12

The House worked on two bills this week. H.R. 527, which changes the way we sell helium, passed in a beautifully bipartisan way. H.R. 1549, which dismantles a piece of ObamaCare, died a uniquely Republican death.

 CD025: What’s in CISPA? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:02

CISPA passed the House of Representatives and is now moving into the Senate. It's a better bill than it was in the last Congress, but it's still not ready to become law.

 CD024: Let’s Gut the STOCK Act | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:36

In the hours before the Boston marathon bombing, President Obama quietly signed a bill gutting the STOCK Act. Full details on the shady way both houses of Congress passed the bill in under two days.

 CD023: Boston Marathon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:44

This episode is dedicated to my family, friends, and neighbors in Boston.

 CD022: Crippling the Regulators | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:29

The House passed two bills this week designed to prevent regulation enforcement; one prevents environmental reviews on certain hydro-power projects, the other prevents the National Labor Relations Board from functioning at all.

 CD021: Trailblazer vs. ThinThread | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:05

The rest of the continuing resolution followed by a history of Trailblazer and ThinThread, the NSA's spying programs. *Forward to 28:20 to hear the Trailblazer vs. Thinthread (NSA spying) story*

 CD020: Continuing Resolution, Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:10:27

Part 2 of the Continuing Resolution which funds the government until September 30th. In this section, we look at the funding for the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security.

 CD019: Continuing Resolution, Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:39

Part 1 of a two part series on the continuing resolution that will fund the government until the end of September. In this episode, we examine the funding for the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, and science related appropriations.

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