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🎙️ Congress in Context: Accountability, UnpackedCongress in Context is your essential podcast for a clear, unbiased look at the daily happenings in the U.S. Congress.
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The Markup | Week of September 14, 2026 (opens the original)
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In this week's episode of The Markup , committee proceedings demonstrate how technical legislative machinery directly shapes public policy and everyday American life. Through procedural maneuvers such as closed rules from the House Rules Committee and Congressional Review Act joint resolutions, lawmakers can bypass standard floor amendments to swiftly nullify agency regulations or advance federal oversight measures. Behind the political noise, these markup sessions determine the operational scop
AI Rate Hikes and College Sports Antitrust | September 17, 2026 (opens the original)
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In this episode of Congress in Context , we break down how Capitol Hill's procedural maneuvers directly hit household budgets and reshape national institutions—from rising utility bills to the governance of college athletics. We examine the high-stakes floor debate over the Ratepayer Protection Act , where congressional gridlock over AI data center energy demands threatens to shift massive infrastructure costs onto everyday utility consumers. Meanwhile, the Senate's procedural movement on the Pr
Printing Cloned Animals and Broken Elevators | September 15, 2026 (opens the original)
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In this episode of "Congress in Context," we break down how pivotal procedural maneuvers and floor votes in the House of Representatives directly touch the lives and wallets of everyday Americans. From parliamentary debates surrounding closed rules under H. Res. 1530 to high-stakes votes on executive oversight—such as tabling impeachment resolutions—Congress navigated critical decisions governing national policy and constitutional authority. Key legislative actions, including H.R. 9340 (the Rate
Tracing crypto scams and ending the penny | September 14, 2026 (opens the original)
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In this episode of Congress in Context , we move past the political noise to examine how critical legislative machinery and procedural maneuvers directly touch the lives of everyday Americans[1][2]. From the cost-saving phaseout of the circulating one-cent coin under the Common Cents Act (H.R. 10167) and its new cash-rounding rules at the checkout counter[3], to major fraud prevention measures like the GUARD Act (H.R. 2978) [6][7], federal lawmakers are making decisions that directly affect your
Wild horses and agroterrorism in three minutes | September 10, 2026 (opens the original)
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In this episode of Congress in Context , we examine how legislative machinery operates behind the scenes—from solemn floor actions like the 25th-anniversary commemoration of September 11th to key committee referrals for establishing the Historic Greenwood District National Monument and protecting wild horse herds. Featured policy highlights detail practical impacts on everyday Americans, including inter-agency fraud detection for federal assistance programs under the PROOF Act, utility rate stan
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