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Congressional Dish

Jennifer Briney

An independent podcast examining what the U.S. Congress is doing with our money and in our names. www.congressionaldish.com Follow @JenBriney on Twitter

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The Blue Tsunami - CD349 2026-11-06 · 65m
The 119th Congress Job Performance Review - CD348 2026-10-31 · 70m
Congress Grants Trump More Power - CD347 2026-10-17 · 54m
Democracy by Mail - CD346 2026-09-30 · 69m
The Slippery Slope from 9/11 - CD345 2026-09-19 · 137m
Housing for the 21st Century Act - CD344 2026-08-31 · 71m
The National Weather Service Under Fire - CD343 2026-08-16 · 62m
Mapped to Flood — CD342 2026-07-27 · 54m
Land Grabs and Cages - CD341 2026-07-12 · 65m
340: No More Iran War 2026-06-19 · 47m
339: Raising Screen Zombies 2026-05-31 · 67m
338: April 2026 — Bulldozing the Rules 2026-05-14 · 88m
337: March 2026 — At War, On Vacation 2026-04-23 · 44m
336: SAVE America from Easily Voting 2026-04-10 · 61m
335: February 2026 — Overdue Funding 2026-03-30 · 75m
334: Untrained and Unwarranted 2026-03-16 · 79m
333: January 2026 — Big Tests, Minimal Action 2026-02-27 · 43m
332: Controlling Venezuela 2026-02-16 · 72m
331: December 2025 — Authorizing Future Disasters 2026-01-31 · 60m
330: Prosecutor Jack Smith's Deposition 2026-01-16 · 86m
329: Citizens Detained 2025-12-22 · 54m
328: November Laws & Vaccine Chaos 2025-12-18 · 63m
327: 23AndMe and the Sale of Your DNA 2025-11-29 · 52m
326: October 2025 — Slippery Barnacles 2025-11-18 · 69m
325: Politics Trump Science at the CDC 2025-10-29 · 56m
324: Sept 2025: Destruction of Norms 2025-10-12 · 58m
323: Shutdown Bad 2025-09-25 · 41m
322: Last Quarter in Congress — Indefinite Detention, Regulation Murders & Empowered Trump Minions 2025-08-30 · 92m
CD321: One Big Beautiful Bill — the Money 2025-08-16 · 103m
320: One Big Beautiful Bill — a Dangerous Law 2025-07-31 · 120m
319: Beware the Drones 2025-06-29 · 65m
318: AI Regulation Moratorium 2025-06-14 · 44m
317: Elimination Essentials in the "Big Beautiful Bill" 2025-06-01 · 51m
316: The DCA Plane Crash 2025-05-19 · 77m
315: Judicial Power 2025-04-12 · 47m
314: Greenland 2025-04-11 · 69m
CD313: Democratic Deception 2025-03-24 · 89m
Threatening Panama's Canal 2025-03-09 · 57m
311: The Laken Riley Act 2025-02-22 · 68m
310: Red Flags at Air Traffic Control 2025-02-02 · 56m
309: Trumped Up Immunity 2025-01-18 · 62m
308: A Chaotic Finale 2025-01-07 · 68m
307: Immaculate Constellation 2024-12-21 · 55m
306: The Food Police 2024-12-15 · 77m
305: Freaky Food 2024-11-21 · 101m
304: Trump Returns 2024-11-10 · 117m
303: Interviewing the Insiders 2024-10-30 · 78m
302: The Border Bills 2024-10-23 · 91m
301: 2024 Election Study Guide 2024-09-28 · 73m
300: Right to Repair 2024-09-17 · 78m
299: DNC 2024 2024-08-28 · 65m
298: Drafting WWIII 2024-08-18 · 90m
297: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump 2024-07-27 · 81m
BONUS: 2024 Republican National Convention 2024-07-21 · 74m
296: The Boeing Hearings 2024-07-16 · 112m
295: Consequences of the Supreme Court 2024-07-04 · 62m
294: Homeowners Insurance 2024-06-26 · 71m
293: NTSB Transportation Safety Warnings 2024-05-31 · 48m
292: Sabotaging Palestine 2024-05-23 · 114m
291: Warrantless Spying Continues 2024-04-24 · 70m
290: Israel War Money: What's Already Law 2024-04-17 · 71m
289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill 2024-03-15 · 58m
288: Government Funding 101 2024-03-06 · 42m
287: War Money 2024-02-29 · 98m
286: Prolonging the War in Ukraine 2023-12-17 · 116m
Bonus! December Preview with Justin Robert Young 2023-12-05 · 45m
285: The Indicteds: Rep. George Santos and Sen. Robert Menendez 2023-11-20 · 85m
284: Thieving Russia 2023-11-05 · 64m
283: A Federal Reserve Digital Dollar (CBDC) 2023-10-23 · 74m
282: Chaos Fires McCarthy 2023-10-09 · 90m
281: Private Policing of the Organ Transplant Network 2023-09-18 · 85m
280: Corporate Junk Fees 2023-09-04 · 65m
279: The Censure of Adam Schiff 2023-08-13 · 75m
278: All Three UAP Hearings 2023-07-30 · 92m
277: PGA LIVs 2023-07-15 · 85m
276: The Demise of Dollar Dominance 2023-06-26 · 89m
275: Debt Ceiling 2023: Crisis Normalized 2023-06-12 · 122m
274: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East Palestine 2023-05-28 · 84m
273: Inside Congressional Committees with Dr. Maya Kornberg 2023-05-14 · 74m
272: What is Taiwan? 2023-04-30 · 81m
271: RESTRICTing TikTok 2023-04-09 · 115m
270: The Twitter Files 2023-03-27 · 86m
269: NDAA 2023/Plan Ecuador 2023-02-26 · 90m
268: Disappearing Oversight: The NFL Sexual Misconduct Investigation 2023-02-12 · 78m
267: The Monopoly Powers of Live Nation/Ticketmaster 2023-01-29 · 103m
266: Contriving January 6th 2023-01-06 · 135m
265: Policing FTX 2022-12-23 · 81m
264: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain 2022-12-11 · 62m
263: Republicans Take the House 2022-11-28 · 93m
262: Inside C-SPAN with Howard Mortman 2022-11-12 · 90m
261: Inflation Reduction Act 2022-10-30 · 105m
260: Failure to Fund with Graham Elwood 2022-10-10 · 93m
259: CHIPS: A State Subsidization of Industry 2022-09-23 · 84m
258: Gain of Function Research 2022-09-18 · 65m
257: PACT Act - Health Care for Poisoned Veterans 2022-08-21 · 107m
256: Poisonous Pet Collars 2022-07-30 · 82m
255: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) 2022-07-17 · 86m
254: Baby Formula Shortage 2022-06-26 · 85m
253: Escalation of War 2022-06-06 · 105m
252: Women's Health Protection Act 2022-05-22 · 79m
251: BIF: Driving Dangers Sustained 2022-05-08 · 81m
250: Congress Saves the Postal Service 2022-04-24 · 90m
249: A Few Good Laws 2022-03-20 · 109m
248: Understanding the Enemy 2022-02-27 · 88m
247: BIF: The Growth of US Railroads 2022-02-13 · 106m
246: BIF: Appalachian Chemical Storage 2022-01-30 · 75m
245: New Year, Same Congress 2022-01-16 · 91m
244: Keeping Ukraine 2021-12-20 · 119m
243: Target Nicaragua 2021-12-06 · 128m
Goodbye Thank You Episodes 2021-11-22 · 102m
242: The Offshore Drilling Police 2021-11-15 · 99m
241: 20th Anniversary of the Patriot Act 2021-10-25 · 90m
240: BIF The Infrastructure BILL 2021-10-11 · 64m
239: The Enablers of Larry Nassar 2021-09-27 · 108m
238: Losing Afghanistan 2021-09-13 · 97m
237: Hunting Domestic Terrorists 2021-08-30 · 119m
236: January 6: The Capitol Riot 2021-07-26 · 131m
235: The Safe Haven of Sanctions Evaders 2021-07-11 · 80m
234: AWOL Recall: The Rock and Play Sleeper 2021-06-27 · 96m
233: Long COVID 2021-06-14 · 64m
232: American Rescue Plan 2021-05-27 · 83m
231: Lights Out: What Happened in Texas? 2021-04-26 · 86m
230: Pacific Deterrence Initiative 2021-04-12 · 96m
229: Target Belarus 2021-03-15 · 97m
228: The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump 2021-02-28 · 98m
227: Coronabus Health Care 2021-02-15 · 111m
226: The 116th Lame Duck 2021-01-25 · 125m
225: Targets of the Free Marketeers 2020-12-21 · 118m
224: Social Media Censorship 2020-11-30 · 85m
223: Election 2020: The Empire Returns 2020-11-15 · 78m
222: 116th Congress Performance Review 2020-10-31 · 82m
221: Kicking the Funding Can 2020-10-12 · 72m
220: Postal Service Sabotage 2020-09-07 · 126m
219: Oversights of CARES 2020-08-16 · 107m
218: Minerals are the New Oil 2020-07-31 · 96m
217: Proxy Voting 2020-07-13 · 79m
216: Dingleberries Against Police Brutality 2020-06-14 · 83m
215: COVID-19 Testimony 2020-06-01 · 103m
214: Facial Recognition 2020-05-17 · 56m
213: CARES Act - The Trillions for COVID-19 Law 2020-04-27 · 150m
212: The COVID-19 Response Laws 2020-04-06 · 99m
211: Coronavirus (COVID-10) 2020-03-21 · 78m
210: The Afganistan War 2020-03-08 · 109m
209: USMCA with Lori Wallach 2020-02-23 · 69m
208: The Brink of the Iran War 2020-02-09 · 101m
Trailer: Congressional Dish 2020-01-30 · 1m
207: State of Corporatism 2020-01-13 · 87m
206: Impeachment: The Evidence 2019-12-23 · 156m
205: Nuclear Waste Storage 2019-11-25 · 77m
204: Why Brexit the EU? 2019-11-12 · 69m
203: Scattering Interior 2019-10-31 · 70m
202: Impeachment? 2019-10-06 · 73m
201: WTF is the Federal Reserve? 2019-09-23 · 114m
200: How to End Legal Bribes 2019-07-14 · 168m
199: Surprise Medical Bills 2019-06-30 · 158m
198: Rationing the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund 2019-06-17 · 162m
197: Constitutional Crisis 2019-05-31 · 133m
196: The Mueller Report 2019-05-19 · 148m
195: Yemen 2019-04-29 · 152m
194: Measles Outbreak 2019-04-15 · 87m
193: How to Prevent Death by Chemical Explosion (CFATS) 2019-03-31 · 126m
192: Democracy Upgrade Stalled 2019-03-15 · 87m
191: The "Democracies" of Elliott Abrams 2019-02-23 · 147m
190: A Coup for Capitalism 2019-02-11 · 140m
189: "First Step" Prison Reform 2019-01-28 · 123m
188: Welcome to the 116th Congress 2019-01-14 · 131m
187: Combating China 2018-12-23 · 114m
186: National Endowment for Democracy 2018-12-10 · 128m
185: Global Energy Outlook 2018-11-26 · 146m
184: Midterm Election 2018-11-13 · 171m
183: Tax Cuts... For Some of US 2018-10-29 · 130m
182: Justice Kavanaugh 2018-10-15 · 155m
181: Midterm Election Study Guide 2018-09-29 · 142m
180: How Congress Spent Your Taxes in 2018 2018-09-10 · 150m
179: Hearing: Who's Tracking the Immigrant Kids? 2018-08-27 · 184m
178: Election Insecurity 2018-08-01 · 141m
177: Immigrant Family Separations 2018-07-08 · 142m
176: Target Venezuela: Regime Change in Progress 2018-06-25 · 157m
175: State of War 2018-06-11 · 177m
174: Bank Lobbyist Act 2018-05-28 · 130m
173: War & Prairie Chickens 2018-05-14 · 125m
172: The Illegal Bombing of Syria 2018-04-30 · 154m
171: 2,232 Pages 2018-04-14 · 121m
170: Electrifying Puerto Rico 2018-03-25 · 196m
169: Fiscal Recklessness 2018-03-10 · 146m
168: Nuclear Desperation 2018-02-25 · 142m
167: Combating Russia 2018-02-11 · 102m
166: I Spy a Shutdown 2018-01-27 · 73m
165: Christmas Dingleberries 2018-01-13 · 113m
164: Hope 2018 with Jessica Morse 2017-12-23 · 98m
163: "Net Neutrality" 2017-12-11 · 158m
162: Dishing with Matt Marr 2017-11-27 · 139m
161: Veterans Choice Program 2017-11-13 · 151m
160: The Equifax Breach 2017-10-30 · 136m
159: Crisis Management 2017-10-16 · 147m
158: Rapid DNA Act 2017-09-23 · 97m
157: Failure to Repeal 2017-09-11 · 125m
156: Russia, North Korea & Iran 2017-08-21 · 130m
155: FirstNet Empowers AT&T 2017-08-07 · 110m
154: The OTHER Health Care Bills 2017-07-24 · 110m
153: Save the Post Office! 2017-06-25 · 107m
152: Air Traffic Control Privatization 2017-06-11 · 105m
151: AHCA – The House Version (American Health Care Act) 2017-05-28 · 109m
150: Pivot to North Korea 2017-05-05 · 88m
149: Fossil Fuel Foxes 2017-04-24 · 152m
148: Trump's First Laws 2017-04-09 · 67m
147: Controlling Puerto Rico 2017-03-31 · 164m
146: Repeal & Replace 2017-03-13 · 141m
145: Price of Health Care 2017-02-26 · 114m
144: Trump's War Manufacturers 2017-02-12 · 170m
143: Trump's Law Enforcers 2017-01-23 · 119m
142: Unethical Rules 2017-01-08 · 87m
141: Terrorist Gifts & The Ministry of Propaganda (2017 NDAA) 2016-12-25 · 107m
140: The War Mongers' Plan 2016-12-12 · 93m
139: Inside Congress 2016-11-20 · 99m
138: Election of President Trump 2016-11-13 · 69m
137: Story of the 114th Congress 2016-10-31 · 109m
136: Building WWIII 2016-10-17 · 149m
135: Education is Big Business (Every Student Succeeds Act) 2016-10-02 · 91m
134: The EpiPen Hearing 2016-09-25 · 69m
133: The Electoral College 2016-09-12 · 62m
132: Airplanes! 2016-08-28 · 87m
131: Bombing Libya 2016-08-15 · 99m
130: Netroots Nation 2016-07-25 · 99m
129: The Impeachment of John Koskinen 2016-07-11 · 99m
128: Crisis in Puerto Rico 2016-06-26 · 96m
127: The Fast Act (The Transportation Funding Law) 2016-06-12 · 123m
126: The Presidential Primary 2016-05-24 · 88m
125: Un-Governing the Internet 2016-05-08 · 71m
124: The Costs of For-Profit War 2016-04-24 · 106m
123: Health or Profits 2016-04-10 · 109m
122: European Union Attacks 2016-03-28 · 75m
121: Legislative Sabotage 2016-03-13 · 77m
120: Cybersecurity For Sale 2016-02-29 · 108m
119: Angel Watch Center 2016-02-14 · 55m
118: How to Get Your Name on the Ballot 2016-02-07 · 89m
117: Authorization for Limitless War 2016-01-31 · 78m
116: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – Environment Chapter 2016-01-24 · 57m
115: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Access to Medicine 2016-01-17 · 82m
114: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Investment Chapter 2016-01-10 · 63m
113: CISA is Law 2015-12-27 · 52m
112: Dingle-berries on the Omnibus (2016) 2015-12-20 · 99m
111: Fall 2015 Overview 2015-12-13 · 64m
110: Government Funding Crisis of 2015 2015-12-06 · 75m
109: Know Your GMO with Cara Santa Maria 2015-11-29 · 100m
108: Regime Change 2015-11-22 · 57m
107: New Laws & Veterans' Health Care 2015-11-15 · 60m
106: CISA and Friends 2015-11-08 · 76m
105: Anthrax 2015-11-01 · 94m
104: Time for a Change 2015-10-27 · 18m
103: Crazy Busy June 2015-09-30 · 122m
102: The World Trade Organization: COOL? 2015-09-01 · 130m
101: Trade Away May 2015-07-31 · 94m
100: Intro to Lobbying with Jack Abramoff 2015-07-18 · 110m
99: April Takes a Turn 2015-06-27 · 95m
98: USA Freedom Act: Privatization of the Patriot Act 2015-06-03 · 75m
97: Nothing Horrible in March 2015-05-13 · 101m
96: Fast Tracking Fast Track (Trade Promotion Authority) 2015-04-27 · 62m
95: Secret International Regulations (TPA & TPP) 2015-04-12 · 54m
94: A Damage-Free February 2015-03-28 · 52m
93: Our Future in War 2015-03-13 · 80m
92: The Story of the DHS Almost-Shutdown 2015-03-05 · 29m
91: DHS Shutdown Averted… For a Week 2015-02-28 · 50m
90: January: Wall Street Gets Some Love 2015-02-12 · 38m
89: Secrets of the CRomnibus (2015 Budget) 2015-01-31 · 67m
88: What is the 114th Congress? 2015-01-10 · 27m
87: Run for Congress with Chris Clemmons 2015-01-05 · 71m
86: The CRomnibus Hearing 2014-12-20 · 95m
85: The November Bills 2014-11-25 · 34m
84: Corporations Win the Midterm Election 2014-11-06 · 36m
83: The Story of the 113th Congress 2014-10-31 · 47m
82: Last Bills Before The Election 2014-10-26 · 48m
81: The July Bills 2014-10-17 · 29m
80: The July Laws 2014-10-11 · 38m
79: The June Bills 2014-09-23 · 43m
78: ISIS ISIL Bogeymen 2014-09-18 · 22m
77: The May Bills 2014-08-30 · 45m
76: Weapons for the World 2014-08-16 · 65m
75: The April Bills 2014-07-23 · 61m
74: The March Bills 2014-07-04 · 53m
73: Amtrak 2014-06-24 · 53m
72: The February Bills 2014-06-03 · 51m
71: Our New Laws 2014-05-17 · 44m
70: New Flood Insurance Law 2014-05-03 · 46m
69: Giving Away Your Land 2014-04-18 · 36m
68: Ukraine Aid Bill 2014-04-05 · 39m
67: What Do We Want In Ukraine? 2014-03-28 · 30m
66: A Hunter's Point of View 2014-03-22 · 67m
65: Federal Intervention in California Water Rights 2014-03-09 · 41m
64: Chemicals Shall Spill 2014-02-24 · 48m
2013 The Year in Review 2014-02-15 · 90m
62: The Farm Bill 2014-02-09 · 62m
61: State of the Budget 2014-02-01 · 69m
60: Fast Track for TPP 2014-01-11 · 55m
59: NDAA 2014 2014-01-04 · 34m
58: Space Travel, TSA, Wall Street, & Patents 2013-12-21 · 36m
57: DATA Act-tually Pretty Good 2013-12-14 · 58m
56: Fired 2013-12-07 · 70m
55: Three Bills for Fossil Fuels 2013-11-28 · 50m
54: Hidden Data Act 2013-11-23 · 34m
53: TPP – The Leaked Chapter 2013-11-16 · 36m
52: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 2013-11-09 · 49m
51: Expand Bank Bailouts 2013-11-02 · 40m
50: Privatize Water Projects 2013-10-26 · 38m
49: Crisis… Postponed 2013-10-19 · 37m
48: The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) 2013-10-13 · 73m
47: Talking Pointing 2013-10-05 · 36m
46: Shutdown Assured 2013-09-30 · 29m
45: Stop the Shutdown 2013-09-27 · 23m
44: Pretend to Defund ObamaCare 2013-09-21 · 31m
43: Nothin' 2013-09-14 · 31m
42: House DHS Funding Bill 2013-09-07 · 40m
41: Why Attack Syria? 2013-08-30 · 41m
40: History of the Department of Homeland Security 2013-08-26 · 44m
39: The Charter School Bill 2013-08-18 · 32m
38: Wasting July 2013-08-09 · 32m
37: NSA Spying Debate 2013-07-26 · 32m
36: Factory Farm Bill 2013-07-20 · 32m
35: Energy & Water 2013-07-13 · 40m
34: Let's Drill Offshore 2013-07-07 · 31m
33: Let's Deepwater Drill 2013-06-29 · 29m
32: The Abortion Bill 2013-06-21 · 32m
31: First Draft of 2014 NDAA 2013-06-15 · 36m
30: Military Construction & Anti-Biotics 2013-06-08 · 45m
29: Keystone XL Pipeline 2013-05-24 · 40m
28: The IRS Scandal 2013-05-18 · 31m
27: Overtime 2013-05-10 · 32m
26: A Tale of Two Bills 2013-04-27 · 28m
25: What's in CISPA? 2013-04-25 · 31m
24: Let's Gut the STOCK Act 2013-04-21 · 26m
23: Boston Marathon 2013-04-17 · 26m
22: Crippling the Regulators 2013-04-12 · 34m
21: Trailblazer vs. ThinThread 2013-04-07 · 52m
20: Continuing Resolution, Part 2 2013-03-29 · 70m
19: Continuing Resolution, Part 1 2013-03-23 · 53m
18: The Ryan Budget 2013-03-16 · 52m
17: VAWA & Funding Defense 2013-03-09 · 64m
16: They Want Cuts 2013-03-01 · 33m
15: Who Caused Sequester 2013-02-23 · 39m
14: Marching Towards Sequester 2013-02-16 · 34m
13: Surveillance, Stupidity, & Drones 2013-02-08 · 34m
12: ALEC 2013-02-02 · 45m
11: No Budget, Still Get Paid 2013-01-26 · 54m
10: House (Finally!) Votes on Sandy Aid 2013-01-19 · 50m
9: What's In the Fiscal Cliff Bill 2013-01-05 · 50m
8: NDAA for 2013 2012-12-25 · 61m
7: The Realities of Solar Power 2012-12-15 · 53m
6: A Shortened Week in Congress 2012-12-07 · 35m
5: Lame Ducks Return 2012-12-01 · 56m
4: Screw You E.U. & Give Me My Inhaler 2012-11-17 · 22m
3: The Free Market vs. US 2012-11-11 · 73m
2: Iran Sanctions, the Buffett Rule, & a "War on Coal" 2012-09-22 · 57m
1: A Resignation, a Land Grab, & a State of Emergency 2012-09-16 · 56m
Intro to Congressional Dish 2012-09-01 · 9m
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