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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.
Episodes
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Economy: Biden continues his flurry of executive orders
The most recent executive orders from the new president focus on the economy and CQ Roll Call's Doug Sword unpacks the new policies. Learn more about your ad…
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Financial Services: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
The Senate Finance Committee voted 26 to zero to approve President Biden's historic choice of the first woman Treasury Secretary, CQ Roll Call's Doug Sword…
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CQ Future: COVID-19 aid
Democrats have a trick up their sleeve and are planning a budget blitz. CQ Roll Call’s Shawn Zeller speaks to budget reporter Paul Krawzak on how budget…
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Political Theater's The Transition: The ‘Against all odds’ inauguration
The presidency of Donald Trump is over. The presidency of Joe Biden has started. The inauguration happened -- against all odds, is how one staffer succintly…
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Immigration: Biden renounces Trump administration's policies
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden will sign a number of executive orders on immigration, many of which roll back the very restrictive policies…
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Transportation: Mayor Pete comes to Washington
The president's secretary of Transportation pick, Pete Buttigieg, on Thursday faces a panel of senators eager to hear how he hopes to improve U.S…
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Transportation: Rolling back Trump policies
President Joe Biden essentially declared a cease-fire in the Trump administration's war with California, ordering his administration to review two Trump-era…
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Congress: Trade groups and political risk
The insurrection on January 6 against Congress has many companies rethinking corporate PACS. CQ Roll Call's Kate Ackley reports on the latest changes in…
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Political Theater's The Transition: A new chapter for ‘America's Big Day’
Presidential inauguration historian Jim Bendat discusses the unprecedented preparations of Wednesday's inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, from the…
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Budget deep dive: The Biden administration goes big on COVID-19 relief
The Biden administration has put forth a $1.9 trillion proposal for COVID-19 relief. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman break down what is in the…
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Fintech Beat: Coinbase and race
Fintech Beat welcomes Paul Butler, Cleve Mesidor, Kathryn Judge, and Robert Greenfield to talk about Coinbase, its controversial policies on race and political…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Where do we go from here?
As Washington gears up to host the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States next week, the country is on edge. After the January 6 insurrection…
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Political Theater's The Transition: The ‘Who’s on First’ impeachment trial
As the baseball and life philosopher Yogi Berra said: It’s like déjà vu all over again! Why? Because it’s January and we’re preparing for an impeachment trial…
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Health: Biden's health policy plans
President-elect Joe Biden's incoming health care team is likely to use executive actions and the regulatory process to roll back Trump administration health…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: "White Rage"
In Carol Anderson's book “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide,” she reframes the conversation about race, methodically chronicling the powerful…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Chaos and mistrust on Capitol Hill
We are learning more about what law enforcement knew before the insurrection at the Capitol last week and it’s not a pretty picture. The Washington Post…
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CQ Budget: How does budget reconciliation work?
With slim majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are likely going to rely heavily on budget reconciliation to pass major legislation. What is budget…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Congress in turmoil
With less than 10 days before Joe Biden gets sworn in as president, Congress is reeling from the assault on the Capitol and what it will mean to govern. House…
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Fintech Beat: Making fintech flourish
Emmalyn Shaw, the Managing Partner at Flourish, the socially-minded VC fund founded by Ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar, joins the podcast to talk fintech in our…
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CQ Future: The office
When the pandemic finally ends it is hard to imagine what going to the office will mean. Employers will be hard pressed to eliminate the flexibility that their…
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Political Theater's The Transition: President Trump's death rattle
If anyone thought 2021 would come in like a lamb this week's events prove otherwise. Insurrection, treason, 25th amendment are all terms being tossed around in…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Doing the job under duress
The shock of the violent overrunning of the U.S. Capitol this week featured a lot of people knuckling down, thinking on their feet and doing their jobs amid a…
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Budget: What Congress hopes to do now that the Democrats hold the majority
The chances of passing budgetary priorities increases with Democrats at the helm of both chambers. CQ Roll Call's budget tracker David Lerman reports on what…
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Health: What to expect in health policy from 117th Congress
Now that Democrats will have a slim majority in both chambers, CQ Roll Call's Mary Ellen McIntire unpacks what this means for health policy. Learn more about…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Get ready for the hump day from hell
Wednesday's joint session of Congress will be a long, potentially tortuous affair to count the Electoral College votes that certify Joe Biden's win in the 2020…
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Budget deep dive: New House rules loosen fiscal restraints
The House adopted its rules package for the 117th Congress on Monday. The rules remove fiscal constraints on deficit-increasing legislation as long as it is…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Meet the new Congress, more weird than the old Congress
The 117th Congress is under way, and it is already weird. A time usually filled with ceremony, celebration and at least a faint trace of optimism is clouded…
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Political Theater: The year we will never forget
While many of us might want to put 2020 in the rear view mirror, CQ Roll Call's three award winning photographers documented the year that was from impeachment…
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Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Faith and politics
The late evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, known as America's pastor, was as world famous as the presidents who sought face time him. But after a friendship with…
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Military construction - VA: Top issues in the spending bills
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Mark Satter breaks down what…
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State and foreign operations: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Rachel Oswald breaks down…
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Tech: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Dean DeChiaro breaks down…
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Budget deep dive: Congress clears omnibus spending package with coronavirus relief
CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt discuss the $1.4 trillion spending package, breaking down what’s in it and where the $900 billion in COVID-19…
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Labor: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Jim Saksa breaks down what…
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HUD: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Jim Saksa breaks down what…
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Transportation: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Jessica Wehrman breaks down…
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Environment: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Joseph Morton breaks down…
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Agriculture: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Ellyn Ferguson breaks down…
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Energy: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Ben Hulac breaks down what…
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Immigration: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Camila DeChalus breaks down…
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Appropriations: Top issues with the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Jenn Shutt breaks down what…
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Health and Human Services: Top issues in the spending bill
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2021 spending bill to fund the federal government through September next year. CQ Roll Call’s Mary Ellen McIntire breaks…
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Fintech Beat: Fintech’s futures past
Fintech Beat sits down with Matt Harris, partner at Bain Capital Venture, to discuss how the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated trends of automation and fintech…
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Budget: What's in the deal?
It has been months in the making but Congress finally compromised and agreed to a COVID-aid package. CQ Roll Call's budget tracker David Lehrman breaks it…
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Political Theater's The Transition: A showdown over Federal Reserve powers stalls COVID aid deal
We're looking at a dispute that is threatening the delicate coronavirus relief bill negotiations that are also tied to a Friday at midnight government funding…
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CQ Future: Working mothers
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's former policy planning director Anne-Marie Slaughter shocked the world when she quit her high-powered job and wrote an…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Trump's norm-busting. Let us count the ways
Among the accomplishments of President Donald Trump is a crash-course in civics that showed the public that a lot of government business and transparency…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Sorry, but 2020's political drama will be leaking into 2021
With the Electoral College certifying Joe Biden’s victory, and Senate Republicans acknowledging that fact, is the presidential race finally over? Not a chance!…
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Health: Another COVID-19 vaccine looks like it's on the way
Public documents released Tuesday show the efficacy of a vaccine produced by Moderna. If approved this week by the FDA another wave of COVID-19 vaccines will…
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Budget deep dive: Will COVID-19 aid be contained in the government spending package?
Lawmakers are close to releasing text on a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package which keep the government funded for the next year. But despite hope that…
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Fintech Beat: All you need to know about Ant Group (and its cancelled IPO)
Hong Kong University professor Douglas Arner joins the Fintech Beat podcast to talk about the origins of Ant Group, its regulatory shortcomings in the Chinese…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Will White House officials and Congress be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
We're delving into why White House officials and members of Congress may be at the head of the line to get a COVID-19 vaccine. CQ Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski…
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Budget: Congress is close to a $1.4 trillion government funding package
Both the House and Senate are close to an agreement on an omnibus package to fund the government for the remaining fiscal year and could file text as soon as…
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CQ Future: Free speech
The pandemic and political divisions have revealed the cracks in this country and those who are falling through them. Along the fault lines of American society…
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Political Theater's The Transition: The bureaucrats are back
President Donald Trump loved to hate the swamp, or official Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is bringing a different approach by bringing on a group of…
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Transportation: How the COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed
UPS and Federal Express have been tapped to handle the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine calling into question whether passenger airlines -- that have…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Ag, HUD at forefront of equality debates
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Health: Biden's stance on abortion and LGBTQ rights
President-elect Joe Biden will have very different health policies than his predecssor especially when it comes to abortion and LGBTQ. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya…
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Political Theater's The Transition: Biden finds you can't please all the people all the time
The incoming Biden administration continues to come into focus. The president-elect's nomination of retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be Defense secretary, who…
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Immigration: Taxpayer dollars wasted
The Department of Health and Human Services gave more than $32 million to private companies to open shelters for unaccompanied immigrant children - that never…