Tune in for our latest podcast episode “Unprecedented” with Mark, Josh, and Matt.

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Congress and appropriations reporter Jenn Shutt joins Laura to wrap up the year: appropriations, international supplemental funding, NDAA and what’s unprecedented, unusual -and usual- about this year. Shutt notes that the House has been “building the rollercoaster as they’re riding it”.

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Matt, Mark, and Josh discuss the Speaker’s election, the CR dilemma, and a few other odds and ends.

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To quote Steny Hoyer, “I don’t know what’s going on but I object.” Matt and Josh discuss the House of Representatives in October 2023, the GOP speakership vote, Speakers Pro Tempore, and more.

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Mark and Josh talk with Professor Tony Madonna about Kevin McCarthy’s unusual speakership, among other things. Tony is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia and author of numerous studies of House and Senate procedure.

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Laura and Josh talk with Georgetown Professor Michele Swers about abortion politics after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and a bit of Nancy Pelosi’s speakership.

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Matt and Josh are joined by special guest Philip Wallach from the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his new book, Why Congress.

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Matt and Laura are joined by special guest Michael Thorning from the Bipartisan Policy Center, to discuss the debt limit negotiations, modernization of Congress, and the FY24 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. https://gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Congress-Two-Beers-In-with-Michael-Thorning.mp3

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Rep. Brendan Boyle (D, PA) sits down with Laura and Josh to talk about the debt ceiling.  We discuss the history of the debt ceiling, different potential reforms, and the state of play in Congress as we approach Treasury’s X date.  Congressman Boyle has sponsored legislation on the debt ceiling every Congress since 2017 and continues to play a leadership role on the issue.  He brings his perspective on how and to what extent MCs are affected by electoral concerns, misinformation, the “right time” for reform, and more.

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Laura is joined by special guest Congressman David Price to reflect on his long career in Congress: what got him into politics, his perspective as a scholar of political science, his focus on his district, time on the appropriations committee, and thoughts on party leadership over time. https://gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/David-Price-MP3-file.mp3

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Mark, Matt, and Josh discuss special rules, leaders’ power, budgets, funding, McCarthy, the debt ceiling, and whatever else popped into Mark’s head.

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