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CD045: Stop the Shutdown

CD045: Stop the Shutdown

FromCongressional Dish


CD045: Stop the Shutdown

FromCongressional Dish

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Senate edited the House's version of the short-term government funding bill, stripping out the language that would not-really defund Obamacare. Full details on the Senate's version, including some surprising good news, and a quick recap of the tiny bit of work the House accomplished this week. Links to Information in This Episode Intro and Exit Music: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Text of the Senate version of the 2014 Continuing Resolution Senator Ted Cruz reads Green Eggs and Ham during a fake filibuster (VIDEO) What is a filibuster? What Senator Ted Cruz did was not a filibuster What is the Monsanto Protection Act, the provision that would be killed by the Senate version? H.R. 1961: The bill that exempts the Delta Queen from fire safety regulations Back story on the Delta Queen fire safety exemption Representatives Quoted in This Episode Senator Dan Coats of Indiana Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama Representative Steve Chabot of Ohio
Released:
Sep 27, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Congressional Dish is a twice-monthly podcast that aims to draw attention to where the American people truly have power: Congress. From the perspective of a fed up taxpayer with no allegiance to any political party, Jennifer Briney will fill you in on the must-know information about what our representatives do AFTER the elections and how their actions can and will affect our day to day lives. Hosted by @JenBriney. Links to information sources available at www.congressionaldish.com