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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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  • CD291: Warrantless Spying Continues

    CD291: Warrantless Spying Continues
    Apr 24 2024
    “FISA 702” allows the government to spy on foreigners and store the information that they collect about American citizens incidentally. After more than a decade of FBI officials inappropriately searching the database of our information without warrants, Congress just reauthorized the program and made some changes - some reigning the program in and some expanding it. In this episode, learn what those changes are and how they are likely to affect you. 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/cd291-warrantless-spying-continues Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill CD287: War Money CD285: The Indicteds: Rep. George Santos and Sen. Robert Menendez CD284: Thieving Russia CD098: USA Freedom Act: Privatization of the Patriot Act FISA “US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program, Biden to sign swiftly.” Jasper Ward. April 20, 2024. Reuters. “Reformers Narrowly Lose on FISA Reform, Now Get Patriot Act 2.0.” Luke Goldstein. April 12, 2024. The American Prospect. “FBI misused intelligence database in 278,000 searches, court says.” Zeba Siddiqui. May 19, 2023. Reuters. “Document re: Section 702 2021 Certification.” April 21, 2022. U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. “Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation.” December 2019. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. “Surveillance of Foreigners Outside the United States Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA),” [R44457].” Edward C. Liu. April 13, 2016. Congressional Research Service. History of Surveillance “Domestic Surveillance and AT&T.” Mark Klein. November 8, 2007. C-SPAN Washington Journal. “Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts.” James Risen and Eric Lichtblau. December 16, 2005. The New York Times. NSA Spy Center “Surprise Visitors Are Unwelcome At The NSA's Unfinished Utah Spy Center (Especially When They Take Photos.)” Kashmir Hill. March 4, 2013. Forbes. “The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say.)” James Bamford. March 15, 2012. Wired. PRISM program “Everything you need to know about PRISM.” T.C. Sottek and Janus Kopfstein. July 17, 2013. The Verge. Laws H.R.7888 - Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Jen’s highlighted version Vote Breakdowns House Vote Senate Vote Amendments Biggs AmendmentTurner Amendment: passed 236-186Waltz Amendment: passed 227-193 Wyden Amendment Votes on Wyden Amendment H.R.6304 - FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Audio Sources Senate Session April 19, 2024 PDF with clips highlighted House Session April 12, 2024 PDF with clips highlighted Speakers: Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) Domestic Surveillance and AT&T November 8, 2007 C-SPAN Washington Journal Music Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito Editing Pro Podcast Solutions Production Assistance Clare Kuntz Balcer
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • CD290: Israel War Money: What’s Already Law

    CD290: Israel War Money: What’s Already Law
    Apr 17 2024
    After an unprecedented embassy bombing followed by an unprecedented drone and missile attack, Israel and Iran may have us on the brink of WWIII. In this episode, as Congress and the Biden administration ponder additional support for Israel, we take a look at what has already been approved for Israel in the 2024 defense authorization and funding law. 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/cd290-israel-war-money-whats-already-law Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD287: War Money Netanyahu “Wait, Who’s the Superpower Here?” Howard Eissenstat. Sept 20, 2012. Slate. “Perfect English or Not, Netanyahu Shares No Common Language With Obama.” Akiva Eldar. February 10, 2009. Haaretz. Attacks on U.S. Bases “‘Logistics’ Outpost in Jordan Where 3 U.S. Troops Died Is Secretly a Drone Base Ken Klippenstein. February 9, 2024. The Intercept. “Almost 50 US troops have been hurt by militant attacks in Iraq and Syria, Pentagon says.” Doug G. Ware. November 6, 2023. Stars and Stripes. “Pentagon deploys additional 300 troops to Middle East as more attacks reported at US bases.” Doug G. Ware. October 31, 2023. Stars and Stripes. Iran-Israel Conflict “How Iran attacks exposed Israel's weakness.” David Hearst. April 15, 2024. Middle East Eye. “What was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?” Tom Spender. April 15, 2024. BBC. “Israel Conflict Spreads to 16 Nations as Biden Admin Says There’s No War.” Ken Klippenstein and Daniel Boguslaw. April 14, 2024. The Intercept. “Scoop: Biden told Bibi U.S. won't support an Israeli counterattack on Iran.” Barak Ravid. April 14, 2024. Axios. “Behind the Scenes: How U.S. Rallied to Israel's Defense During Iran's Massive Attack.” Ben Samuels. April 14, 2024. Haaretz. “A 7-Year-Old Girl Is the Lone Serious Casualty of Iran’s Barrage.” Cassandra Vinograd and Natan Odenheimer. April 14, 2024. The New York Times. “Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defense, Iran’s military action…” [tweet] Permanent Mission of I.R.Iran to UN, NY (@Iran_UN). April 13, 2024. “U.S. denies involvement in attack on Iranian consulate, but braces for retaliation.” Ellen Knickmeyer and Lolita C. Baldor. April 3, 2024. PBS NewsHour. Fear of U.S. War with Iran “The Middle East Could Still Explode.” Ali Vaez. April 15, 2024. Foreign Affairs. “Netanyahu’s recklessness was fostered by blind U.S. support, but Israel is the one pushing its war with Iran out of the shadows. Murtaza Hussain. April 14, 2024. The Intercept. “Biden officials worry that Israeli response to Iran's attack may trigger wider war.” Carol E. Lee et al. April 14, 2024. NBC News. “Netanyahu Wants a Never-ending War.” Uri Misgav. November 23, 2023. Haaretz. “Fears grow of all-out Israel-Hezbollah war as fighting escalates.” Julian Borger. December 17, 2023. The Guardian. “Netanyahu is drawing the US into war with Iran.” Marwan Bishara. October 9, 2023. Aljazeera. Defense funding for Israel “From Arrow to Iron Dome: The economics of Israel's air defense strategy.” Yuval Azulay. April 15, 2024.” CTech by Calcalist. “Pentagon fails sixth audit, with number of passing grades stagnant.” Noah Robertson. November 15, 2023. Defense News. “U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel,” [RL33222]. Jeremy M. Sharp. March 1, 2023. Congressional Research Service via EveryCRSReport.com. “David's Sling System and SkyCeptor Missile.” Raytheon. “Rafael’s Iron Dome™: celebrating 10 years of iron defense.” 2021. Rafael. “Israel's Iron Dome Anti-Rocket System: U.S. Assistance and Coproduction,” [IN10158]. Jeremy M. Sharp. September 30, 2014. Congressional Research Service via EveryCRSReport.com. “Israel Agrees to Spend Half of Iron Dome Funds in U.S.” Tony Capaccio. May 27, 2014. Bloomberg. “Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries' Arrow 3 Interceptor Successfully Completes 2nd Flight Test.” January 7, 2014. Boeing. Boeing and Raytheon Campaign Contributions and Lobbying “RTX Corp.” Open Secrets. “Client Profile: RTX Corp: Lobbyists.” Open Secrets. “Boeing Co. Open Secrets. “Client Profile: Boeing Co: Lobbyists.” Open Secrets. Foreign Military Financing “Transfer of Defense Articles: Foreign Military Sales (FMS),” [IF11437]. Nathan J. Lucas and Michael J. Vassalotti. ...
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • CD289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill

    CD289: The Not A TikTok Ban Bill
    Mar 15 2024
    A bill is quickly moving through Congress that supposedly would “ban TikTok.” While it is clearly aimed at TikTok, this bill is really about creating a new Presidential power to remove Americans’ access to apps, websites, games and other entire tech platforms. In this episode, using the text of the bill itself, we examine how exactly this new censorship power would work if the bill passes the Senate and becomes law. 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/cd289-the-not-a-tiktok-ban-bill Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD271: RESTRICTing TikTok CD270: The Twitter Files CD224: Social Media Censorship The Not a TikTok Ban Bill “TikTok bill, racing toward House passage, faces a minefield in the Senate.” Drew Harwell et al. March 13, 2024. The Washington Post. “TikTok’s Security Threats Go Beyond the Scope of House Legislation.” David E. Sanger. March 13, 2024. The New York Times. “Biden says he’ll sign proposed legislation to ban TikTok if Congress passes it.” Aamer Madhani. March 8, 2024. AP News. Opposition to the bill “ACLU Urges Senate to Reject TikTok Ban Bill Following House Passage.” Jenna Leventoff. March 13, 2024. ACLU. “Coalition Letter to House of Representatives Opposing H.R. 7521.” Access Now et al. March 12, 2024. ACLU. How we got here “Congress is cracking down on TikTok because CFIUS hasn't.” Dan Primack. March 12, 2024. Axios. “Judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban from taking effect on January 1.” Samantha Delouya and Brian Fung. November 30, 2023. CNN. “A Draft Of TikTok’s Plan To Avoid A Ban Gives The U.S. Government Unprecedented Oversight Power.” Emily Baker-White. August 21, 2023. Forbes. “Issues over TikTok still unresolved, US Treasury Secretary Yellen says.” November 20, 2023. Reuters. “US House bans TikTok from official devices.” Brian Fung. December 30, 2022. CNN. “The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),” [RL33388]. James K. Jackson. February 14, 2020. Congressional Research Service. Grindr “China's Kunlun Tech agrees to U.S. demand to sell Grindr gay dating app.” Echo Wang. May 13, 2019. Reuters. “Another day, another US company forced to divest of Chinese investors.” Jeff Farrah. April 15, 2019. TechCrunch. ByteDance “What to know about TikTok owner ByteDance as U.S. considers possible ban.” Lily Kuo and Annabelle Timsit. March 13, 2024. The Washington Post. “The Truth About TikTok: Separating Fact from Fiction.” April 16, 2023. TikTok. Censorship and Spying “Facebook made a major change after years of PR disasters, and news sites are paying the price.” Jonathan Vanian. January 22, 2024. CNBC. “CIA Launches Telegram Channel.” May 16, 2023. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Public Affairs. “Meet Pavel Durov, the tech billionaire who founded Telegram, fled from Moscow 15 years ago after defying the Kremlin, and has a penchant for posting half-naked selfies on Instagram.” Marielle Descalsota. December 27, 2022. Business Insider. “The CIA Sets Up Shop on Tor, the Anonymous Internet.” Lily Hay Newman. May 7, 2019. Wired. Israel and AIPAC “How Israel’s Proposed Buffer Zone Reshapes the Gaza Strip.” Camille Bressange. March 16, 2024. The Wall Street Journal. “Israel’s religious right has a clear plan for Gaza: ‘We are occupying, deporting and settling.’” Kate Linthicum. March 13, 2024. The Los Angeles Times. “Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows.” Celine Alkhaldi et al. March 8, 2024. CNN. “AIPAC was among the top 20 spenders in the 2022 elections. Here’s how it breaks down.” December 3, 2023. Velshi on MSNBC. “Why Do Young Americans Support Hamas? Look at TikTok.” Rep. Mike Gallagher. November 1, 2023. The Free Press. “Michael Gallagher ‘02.” Mater Dei High School. TikTok “China: Children given daily time limit on Douyin - its version of TikTok.” September 20, 2021. BBC. The Bill H.R.7521 - Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Roll Call Vote Audio Sources House Session House Floor March 13, 2024 Clips 19:00 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY): There was there were some people who were legitimately concerned that this was an overly broad bill and they got an exclusion written into the bill that I want to read. It says the term ...
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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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