Congressional Dish

By: Jennifer Briney
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  • 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
    2022 Jennifer Briney
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  • CD305: Freaky Food

    CD305: Freaky Food
    Nov 21 2024
    There are dangers lurking in our food that affect your health and the health of our entire society, and you should know about them. In this episode, get the highlights from two recent Congressional events featuring expert testimony about the regulation of our food supply, as well as testimony from the man who is soon likely to be the most powerful person in our national health care system. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPalSupport Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode)Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.comSend Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-BrineySend Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.comUse your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd305-freaky-food Background Sources Joe Rogan Episodes #2210 - Calley Means & Casey Means, MD The Joe Rogan Experience. #2208 - Brigham Buhler The Joe Rogan Experience. Ways2Well referral code #2079 - Brigham Buhler The Joe Rogan Experience. #1873 - Brigham Buhler The Joe Rogan Experience. Ron Johnson “New documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson asking about electors.” Scott Bauer. January 3, 2023. AP News. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Federal ocean agency closes RFK Jr. whale carcass investigation.” Daniel Cusick. October 28, 2024. Politico. “RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery.” Rachel Treisman. August 5, 2024. NPR. “R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain.” Susanne Craig. May 8, 2024. The New York Times. Department of Health and Human Services “HHS Organizational Charts Office of Secretary and Divisions.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. FDA “Generally Recognized as Safe” Approach “FDA's Approach to the GRAS Provision: A History of Processes.” Paulette M. Gaynor et al. April 2006. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “How U.S. FDA's GRAS Notification Program Works.” Paulette Gaynor and Sebastian Cianci. December 2005/January 2006. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Glyphosate “Glyphosate: where is it banned or restricted?” September 20, 2023. Phys.org. Lobbying and Conflicts of Interest “Client Profile: Bayer AG - Summary.” OpenSecrets. “Client Profile: Bayer AG - Lobbyists.” OpenSecrets. “Lobbying Firm Profile: Peterson Group Inc.” OpenSecrets. “Scott Gottlieb: Experience.” LinkedIn. Shift from Democrats to Republicans RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback. Will Stone and Allison Aubrey. November 15, 2024. NPR. “The great FLOTUS food fight.” Helena Bottemiller Evich and Darren Samuelsohn. March 17, 2016. Politico. Audio Sources American Health and Nutrition: A Second Opinion September 25, 2024 Roundtable discussion held by Senator Ron Johnson Watch Full Video on Rumble Watch Full Video on YouTube Participants: Dr. Casey Means, M.D., Author, Good Energy; Tech entrepreneur, Levels Calley Means, Co-founder, Truemed; Advocate, End Chronic Disease Vani Hari, aka the Food Babe, food activist Jillian Michaels, fitness expert, nutritionist, businesswoman, media personality, and author Dr. Chris Palmer, Founder and Director, Metabolic and Mental Health Program and Director, Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, McLean Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Brigham Buhler, Founder & CEO, Ways2Well Courtney Swan, nutritionist, real food activist, and founder of the popular platform "Realfoodology" Jason Karp, Founder and CEO, HumanCo; co-founder, Hu Kitchen Dr. Marty Makary, Chief of Islet Transplant Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and Public Policy Researcher, Johns Hopkins University Clips 39:25 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: When discussing improvements to US healthcare policy, politicians from both parties often say we have the best healthcare system in the world. That is a lie. 40:30 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Every major pillar of the US healthcare system, as a statement of economic fact, makes money when Americans get sick. By far the most valuable asset in this country today is a sick child. The pharma industry, hospital industry, and medical school industry make more money when there are more interventions to perform on Americans, and by requiring insurance companies to take no more than 15% of premiums, Obamacare actually incentivized insurance companies to raise premiums to get 15% of a larger pie. This is why premiums have increased 100% since the passage of Obamacare, making health care the largest driver of inflation, while American life expectancy plummets. We spend four times per capita on health care than the Italians, but Italians live 7.5 years longer than us on average. And ...
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • CD304: Trump Returns

    CD304: Trump Returns
    Nov 10 2024

    After a brief analysis of what we currently know about the 119th Congress, we process the return of President Trump.

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    • Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney
    • Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com
    • Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536.

    Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish

    Thank you for supporting truly independent media!

    View the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd304-trump-returns

    Background Sources Reconciliation

    “What are the Inflation Reduction Act and Budget Reconciliation?” Rebecca Goldman. September 1, 2022. League of Women Voters.

    “Introduction to Budget ‘Reconciliation.’” Richard Kogan and David Reich. May 6, 2022. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

    “New guidance on reconciliation could be a game changer for Democrats.” Lisa Desjardins. April 7, 2021. PBS News.

    House Race Results

    “Path to 218: Tracking the Remaining House Races.” The New York Times.

    2020 vs. 2024 Presidential Results

    “Presidential Election Results: Trump Wins.” The New York Times.

    “Presidential Election Results 2020: Biden Wins.” The New York Times.

    Audio Sources ELECTION RESULTS SPECIAL!!!

    November 5, 2024
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    About Trump’s Election Victory

    November 7, 2024
    We’re Not Wrong

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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • CD303: Interviewing the Insiders

    CD303: Interviewing the Insiders
    Oct 30 2024

    During the RNC and DNC, Jen interviewed nine members of Congress about Congress itself. What is it like to work there? Do they think Congress is dysfunctional? If so, how do they think it could be fixed? In this episode, listen to the most interesting responses from all of the interviews.

    Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links
    • Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal
    • Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode)
    • Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com
    • Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney
    • Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com
    • Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536.

    Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish

    Thank you for supporting truly independent media!

    View the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd303-interviewing-the-insiders

    Background Sources

    “Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans.” David Daley. October 4, 2024. The Guardian.

    “Darin LaHood: Top Industries 2015-2024.” OpenSecrets.

    “Darin LaHood: Contributors 2015-2024.” OpenSecrets.

    “Appropriations Status Table: FY2024.” Accessed October 30, 2024. Congressional Research Service.

    “Appropriations Status Table: FY2025.” Accessed October 30, 2024. Congressional Research Service.

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    1 hr and 18 mins

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The ONLY honest congressional Podcast

I’ve been listening to congressional dish for years and it’s the ONLY podcast I listen to to get facts about what’s really going on in congress. No matter what political party you belong to, this podcast is for you because facts are facts and those are hard to come by in the media.

It seems like all of our knowledge of congress comes from polarized, corrupt, and deceitful sources that twist facts or only report on events /information that will persuade viewers to think or vote a certain way or they only report the big newsworthy stuff. There’s so much more stuff IMPORTANT stuff that’s going on in congress that isn’t being shared with us in the news. Because of this, I’ve always been reluctant to get involved or informed with congress or politics. Congressional dish is the first podcast that I’ve actually trusted and it’s extremely entertaining to listen to. She doesn’t accept money from political groups that seek to gain control of what can and can’t be said about what goes on in congress and she ALWAYS gives you her sources. She’s honest and gives you the facts, her thoughts, and tells you that you don’t have to take her word for it or share her opinions. Because of Jennifer Briney (the host) I took elective courses in political science FOR FUN in undergrad to learn more about congress so that I can be an informed voter. Now that I’m in medical school, I hope I can use my platform to share this podcast with everyone I know with the hope that one day this country will be composed of more informed citizens and voters. Also it’s the least I can do because this podcast is such an INVALUABLE resource. Listen to it. I swear you won’t be sorry! Thank you Jennifer Briney and Congressional Dish!

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Best podcast found for the policy wonks among us.

This podcast does reasonably deep dives into business before the Congress and hearings in the Congress. The show notes are exhaustive and provide complete citations for every disturbing thing you hear spoken to, and spoken by, our elected representatives. If I had one complaint, it would be that they aren't deep enough dives, as, personally, I feel that many of these issues/episodes could be expanded to 2 or 3 hours easily...

That said, Jen's 'take' is often considerably more 'left of center', but her liberalism is definitely very classical, and she clearly deliniates 'her opinion' from the facts about what is being said, and the responses before the Congress. She is ALSO, harsh to BOTH parties, so, if you are a die-hard partisan on Team Red OR Team Blue, you WILL find some of her opinions offered quite objectionable. Personally, I share this trait, so I find it quite endearing. 🤷‍♂️

bottom line? An EXCELLENT, well reasoned, well researched podcast, which I look forward to listening to, even when the title sounds like it's going to be boring af. It adds value to my life.

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