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Life in the ‘Hakuna Matata’ White House
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Congress faces narrow spending increase as VA health care costs balloon - Roll Call
  There is no room for big increases in FY 2021 appropriations bills, even though veterans health care faces much higher costs. CQ Roll Call reporter Jennifer Shutt joins the podcast to explain where the spending bills are going to be squeezed.  Show notes: Appropriators feel the squeeze of budget caps as veterans health […]
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Iran, North Korea and Crypto - Roll Call
 Fintech Beat gives an inside view from former intelligence officials on how sanctions and political gyrations between the Trump administration and Iran and North Korea can impact financial technology, and how these regimes can use cryptocurrencies in nefarious ways. Show Notes: Can – and should – an algorithm be ethical when it comes to […]
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Historic impeachment trial begins. Now what? - Roll Call
  With elections looming, how politically perilous is the impeachment trial for senators — on both sides of the aisle — who are up for re-election in November? We turn to CQ Roll Call’s elections analyst Nathan Gonzalez to look at some key races and how impeachment will — or will not — play […]
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Impeachment clouds hang over home stretch of Iowa caucuses
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Can - and should - an algorithm be ethical when it comes to financial technology? - Roll Call
 Algorithms have evolved into to powerful engines of financial technology. But they don’t always live up to the hype, as algorithmic models fail to take account of basic societal concerns like fairness, privacy and bias. Fintech Beat sits down with Michael Kearns to find out what can be done to make algorithms "ethical." Show Notes: Fintech Beat […]
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Previewing the appropriations process in 2020 - Roll Call
  CQ Roll Call reporter Jennifer Shutt joins the podcast to share her predictions on what we can expect from the year to come in the appropriations process. Despite a deal on overall spending limits, election campaign pressures may force another delay in getting appropriations passed on time. We’ll also examine a little-noticed provision in a […]
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Waiting for Pelosi: The Senate theater of the absurd - Roll Call
 Senators are getting a little antsy waiting for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver the articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump so they can start a trial. We spent the first full day Congress was back in the Capitol after its recess talking to senators, and we got an earful of their frustrations, suggestions […]
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Between Iraq and a hard place: Congress - Roll Call
 CQ on Congress begins 2020 by examining what’s next after the targeted killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad. Host Shawn Zeller talks to two Iraq War veterans, Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., to get their takes on a House resolution that has reignited the debate over Congress’ authority […]
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James Inhofe and the art of the bipartisan joke - Roll Call
 Sen. James M. Inhofe is one conservative guy, and he is proud of it, trumpeting vote-tracking organizations that peg him as the most right-wing in the chamber. And yet, the Oklahoma Republican has an equally proud history of working with some of his most liberal colleagues on bipartisan legislation. As chairman of the Senate […]
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Fintech Beat sits down with the former chief of the Federal Reserve’s open banking unit - Roll Call
 Open banking’s benefits involve using customer consent to develop new financial products to revolutionize financial services. But critics claim open banking can at times bypass customer consent by using digital avatars and other online tools to infiltrate and collect customer data. Fintech Beat sits down with the former chief of the Federal Reserve’s open banking […]
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Talking taxes 2020 - Roll Call
 Tax reporter Doug Sword sits down with guest host Jennifer Shutt to explain why Congress added so many tax bills to a massive spending package and what exactly those provisions will mean during the upcoming year. CQ Budget delves into what didn’t make it into the package and predicts how far those provisions will […]
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The Year in Fintech - Roll Call
  Fintech Beat celebrates the new year with an awards show and a countdown of the biggest fintech developments of the year.  Show notes: Rules, privacy issues loom for fintech industry in 2020 China is introducing a digital yuan: Here’s what a state-backed cryptocurrency could mean for the U.S. dollar Fintech Beat explains […]
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The year in Political Theater: Our favorite 2019 podcasts
The year in Political Theater: Our favorite 2019 podcasts - Politics
Podcasts · 116th Congress
House Democrats in Trump districts risk it all with impeachment vote - Roll Call
    Elissa Slotkin is one of 31 House Democrats who represents a district Trump won in 2016. Nearly all of them voted to impeach Trump this week. But Slotkin’s decision is not sitting well with some of her constituents, which Republicans hope will hurt her in the next election. CQ Roll Call reporter […]
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Picture perfect: CQ Roll Call photographers explain their favorite images of 2019
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The transfer agent: A deep-dive into how blockchain technology can help capital markets - Roll Call
 Fintech Beat speaks with innovator Jeffrey Bandman who served as the architect of LabCFTC. We take a deep dive to explore blockchain technology and how it can be applied to capital markets, and the infrastructure supporting digital securities.
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Fintech Beat sits down for a one-on-one with Maxine Waters - Roll Call
  How is Congress grappling with diversity in artificial intelligence and financial technology? What are the major policy issues concerning the Community Reinvestment Act? Maxine Waters, chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, sits down with Fintech Beat’s Chris Brummer and explains how lawmakers are trying to keep up with Facebook, financial inclusion and […]
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Year-end spending deal avoids government shutdown - Roll Call
 With fiscal 2020 appropriations finally complete, CQ Roll Call’s budget and tax editor Peter Cohn explains what got funded, what it means, and what lies in store for next year. Show Notes: Lawmakers appear eager to reach year-end spending deal Tax deal in hand, spending package grows in size Craft distillers, retailers wait anxiously […]
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China is introducing a digital yuan: Here's what a state-backed cryptocurrency could mean for the U.S. dollar - Roll Call
 China has sent shockwaves through the global financial system announcing that its central bank would soon introduce a digital version of its domestic currency, the yuan. Fintech Beat sits down with key IMF officials to learn about what a state-backed ‘cryptocurrency’ means for the yuan as a potential rival to the dollar. Â