Our Government

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Our Government episodes

  • March 16, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: the House moves several bills forward for debate and a vote, including reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and the President begins his tour touting the American Rescue Plan.
    9 min
  • March 15, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: the Senate confirms Debra Ann Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history, and the White House issues COVID updates.
    7 min
  • March 12, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: the President meets with other leaders of the “Quad” and the national security team provides updates on the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange hacks.
    9 min
  • March 11, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The House passes two bills related to background checks for gun purchases, the President signs the American Rescue Plan into law, and the President makes a major announcement on vaccinations in a primetime speech.
    10 min
  • March 10, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The House passes the American Rescue Plan, the President does a victory lap, and the Coordinator for the Southern Border issues an update on the Administration’s immigration approach.
    11 min
  • March 9, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a pro-union bill, and the President urges the House to pass the PRO Act, some hours before they did.
    8 min
  • March 8, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The House moves forward on bills to expand background checks for gun purchases, the President issues an Executive Orders related to equity for Women in the workplace, and the Supreme Court refuses to hear the final case brought by President Trump related to the 2020 election.
    12 min
  • March 5-6, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The Senate passes the American Rescue Plan on a party-line vote, and the President issues an Executive Order to expand voting access.
    15 min
  • March 4, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The Senate moves forward with debate on the American Rescue Plan, members of the Executive team meet to discuss the wave of violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, and the Supreme Court releases two opinions.
    16 min
  • March 3, 2021
    The day’s action in our three branches of government. Highlights include: The House passes the George Floyd in Policing Act, the President releases a national security report, and the Supreme Court hears a case related to the Appointments Clause in the Constitution.
    National Security Document link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf
    13 min

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A daily podcast highlighting the actions and decisions by our three branches of government. No bias, no spin, just the facts. An informed citizenry is our best defense against tyranny.