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CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics
This is CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics, formerly CQ on Congress, which has all of the audio content from the CQ Roll Call newsroom.
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Immigration: The fate of DACA
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday on the ninth anniversary of the Dreamers act. CQ Roll Call's Suzanne Monyak reports on what to…
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Budget: Money found
The White House has laid out how they’ll use the funds allocated to the previous administration's border wall efforts. CQ Roll Call's Paul Krawzak reports…
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Spending season begins with uncertainty
House Democrats are preparing to approve a roughly $1.5 trillion total discretionary spending level in a deeming resolution so appropriators can begin work on…
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CQ Future: Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)
Amazon is at the center of a firestorm from employee activists and shareholders who want the company to pay more attention to environmental justice — a social…
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Foreign policy: Biden heads to Europe
Europe is still deeply disquieted by the illiberal direction the U.S. has taken, despite Biden's victory. President Biden will have to calm jittery nerves to…
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Tech: Facing cyber threats
House lawmakers, angry about ransomware, and hearing the Colonial Pipeline CEO, urge the Biden administration to be more aggressive in fighting cyber threats…
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Political Theater: Why is West Virginia the center of the political universe?
For a small state, West Virginia has outsize political influence. The Mountain State's two senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito…
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Budget: Biden's budget in the spotlight
Senators grilled the acting OMB director, Shalanda Young, on Tuesday over the administration's proposed fiscal 2022 budget. Their questions provide a roadmap…
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Immigration: Finding lost children
President Biden's task force to reunite families separated under the Trump administration says it lacks records on more than 2,100 kids, according to a new…
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Defense: Biological Threat Reduction Program
President Biden took Congress by surprise by proposing a severe cut in funds for the program designed to improve safety and security of biological materials…
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Tech: Digital divide
The pandemic made clear that the digital divide is profound--especially when it comes to tribal lands. CQ Roll Call's Dean DeChiaro reports. Learn more about…
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Fintech Beat: The startup innovating the fintech of food stamps
The CEO of Propel, a startup dedicated to helping low-income Americans improve their financial health, sits down to talk about how his venture capital-backed…
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Demographics: What makes a city?
As OMB considers tinkering with the official population threshold of "city" for the first time in 70+ years, leaders in 144 cities fear they may lose billions…
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Budget deep dive: Appropriators prepare for abortion funding fight
Democrats plan to remove the Hyde amendment from the House appropriations measure, igniting a battle with Republicans. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Why do Black American women die having babies?
The United States has the highest -- yes, the highest -- maternal mortality rates in the developed world. Black women are three times more likely to die from…
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Budget: To reconcile or not
The Senate parliamentarian says use of a special procedure to pass multiple filibuster-proof bills should be reserved for "extraordinary circumstances." CQ…
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Health: Vaccine update
The president is determined to reach his target of 70 percent of the nation vaccinated by July 4. CQ Roll Call's Emily Kopp reports on the latest…
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Demographics: Diverse voters
The most diverse electorate in the country’s history headed to the polls in 2020, but pollsters and party officials aren't quite sure how to tap that potential…
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Political Theater: ‘The Courier’: How friendship trumped Cold War politics
The United States and Russia have a tense political relationship, which will be on display later this month when President Joe Biden has called Russian leader…
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Health: To mask or not
While the pandemic begins to lift there are still many questions about moving forward. CQ Roll Call's Lauren Clason reports on lingering questions about masks…
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Fintech Beat: Encore: All you need to know about Ant Group (and its cancelled IPO)
Fintech Beat is off for Memorial Day, so we decided to look back at an episode with Hong Kong University professor Douglas Arner where we talked about the…
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Budget: Top ten things to know about FY '22 budget
President Biden released the FY 2022 budget Friday afternoon and there is a lot of proposed spending -- $6 trillion to be exact. CQ Roll Call's budget tracker…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: USDA and Black farmers
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack sits down with Mary C. Curtis to discuss Black farmers and the USDA plan to provide debt relief to socially disadvantaged…
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CQ Future: Amtrak
Amtrak, the nation's rail system, has been on the brink for years. It went on life support during the pandemic and survived thanks to a $2 billion infusion…
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Congress: Getting Black women to run for the Senate
The Senate was left without any Black women when Vice President Kamala Harris left the chamber to join the White House. CQ Roll Call's Bridget Bowman reports…
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Political Theater: "I have to be an optimist"
This week marked the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, a year defined by a subsequent international reckoning…
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Budget: Return of the earmark
House Democrats from swing districts are nearly all in on earmarks. CQ Roll Call's Jennifer Shutt reports on what this means. Learn more about your ad choices…
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Health: Medicaid expansion?
Federal incentives to expand Medicaid coverage may not be enough to convince the final 12 holdout states, as lawmakers and advocates in several states grapple…
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Fintech Beat: Platform gamification, video games and addiction
Therapist and social worker Andrew Fishman joins the show to talk about video games, addictive apps and investing platforms. Learn more about your ad choices…
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Immigration: Refugees won't fill quota
The Biden administration will not be able to admit the 62,500 refugees allowed under this year's cap. CQ Roll Call's Caroline Simon explains why. Learn more…
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Energy: Remaking electricity
Tucked in the Biden administration’s public works proposal is a requirement that could remold the country’s electricity network, decarbonize the grid and wind…
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Immigration: Separated families
A new DHS Inspector General report found that immigration authorities failed to give hundreds of migrant parents the chance to reunite or take their kids back…
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Health: Parental leave and COVID-19 vaccines
The Biden administration and some employers have not extended COVID-19 vaccine paid leave policies to parents helping kids get shots. As CQ Roll Call's Ariel…
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Budget deep dive: Looking ahead at a busy appropriations season
June and July are going to be busy for lawmakers as Congress looks to tackle a budget resolution, appropriations bills, debt limit legislation, infrastructure…
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Congress: Disunity among Democrats
Cracks among House Democrats came to the fore this week with policy disagreements on police reform, Israel and taxes. CQ Roll Call's Shawn Zeller explains how…
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Budget: Paying for human infrastructure
The Treasury department released a report Thursday on how tax enforcement initiatives will work and how Treasury plans to arrive at $700 billion in revenue to…
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Political Theater: "There’s a number of people who still take it for granted"
Few political issues are as polarizing as abortion, and now abortion opponents are on the cusp of a potentially epic win after decades of incremental gains…
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ESG: Pushback on executive pay
Shareholders are beginning to say no to high compensation for chief executive pay. CQ Roll Call's Laura Weiss reports on what is fueling this new trend. Learn…
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Equal Time with Mary C Curtis: "We can't give in to Jan. 6"
In a fiery and no-holds-barred conversation, Mary C. Curtis speaks with former RNC chair Michael Steele on the future of the GOP, why he cannot defend the…
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Defense: Extremism in the military
As Congress and the Pentagon struggle to understand the extent of extremism in the military--and what to do about it-- experts and those with direct experience…
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Immigration: Citizenship eligibility for those born overseas
The State Department has changed its U.S. citizenship policy on children born abroad, scrapping a previous genetic requirement imposed under prior…
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Transportation: GOP's infrastructure authorization
House Republicans Wednesday made an opening bid on their version of an infrastructure proposal and released a $400 billion, five-year authorization of highway…
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Labor: Federal paid family leave
A Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Tuesday showcased testimonies in support of a national program for paid family and medical…
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Congress: Campaign dollars and childcare.
Three years ago, the Federal Election Commission changed the rules so that contributions could pay for child care for those running for office. As CQ Roll…
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Health: Children's mental health
The pandemic has taken a toll on the nation's mental health, and children are no exception. CDC data shows visits by 12-to 17-year olds to the ER stemming from…
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Fintech Beat: Demystifying DeFi
Rebecca Rettig, the General Counsel of Aave, breaks down open-source, non-custodial protocols, and the operational mechanics of decentralized finance. Learn…
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Health: U.S. sending COVID-19 vaccines overseas
The White House announced today it would export 20 million additional COVID-19 vaccination doses overseas to help stem the global pandemic. CQ Roll Call's…
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CQ Budget: Infrastructure week, again
Negotiations on a bipartisan infrastructure compromise gained new momentum after President Biden met this week with GOP senators. The one thing everyone agrees…
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CQ Future: 'Big tech'
Is “Big Tech” too big to dismantle? That is the question on our minds. It appears to be the one industry that has galvanized both Democrats and the GOP as they…
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Budget: Restaurants need more help
A new $28 billion fund opened up two weeks ago to help restaurants get back their footing after the pandemic. But as CQ Roll Call's David Lerman reports demand…
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Political Theater: When the theater of politics turned all politics into theater
When we started this podcast in January 2018, we were not thinking about whether it would make it to 200 episodes. Then again, we didn’t think we get…
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Environment: Climate change across the globe
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday to talk about efforts to form a global effort on…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Righting economic wrongs of the past
Cecilia Rouse is the first Black woman to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, a White House think tank, of sorts, on economic policy. Yes, she has an…
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Fintech Beat: The GameStop hearings — and what comes next
Dennis Kelleher, the CEO of Better Markets and point man for investor advocacy in D.C., provides an insider account of the GameStop hearings — and what comes…
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Budget deep dive: Budget season preview
Lawmakers are bracing for a hectic few months, with President Biden’s budget request expected by Memorial Day, House committee markups in June, and a potential…
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Political Theater: History and drama: Republicans’ 2022 balancing act
Heading into the 2022 midterm elections, history and redistricting favor House Republicans. But even with built-in advantages, there are some wild cards to…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: The tax lady cometh
What do paying taxes and racial equity have to do with one another? As it turns out, quite a lot since American tax policy is written in a way that keeps Black…
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Penn Wharton: Biden's families plan would cost $2.5 trillion
New analysis from Penn Wharton finds that President Biden’s family aid package — which would expand child care, education and more — would cost more than…
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Fintech Beat: Singapore’s fintech chief breaks down Partior, its blockchain-based cross-border payments system
Sopnendu Mohanty, Singapore’s fintech chief, breaks down Partior, the “watershed” blockchain-based platform for cross-border payments announced by JPMorgan…
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Budget deep dive: Biden goes even bigger on spending
President Joe Biden outlined his plan for spending big on key areas in his prime-time address to Congress, calling for over $4 trillion in new spending with…