Eye on Congress

Andrew Siddons offers why FDA head Stephen Hahn came out today stating that his agency will make all future decisions about approvals for COVID 19 vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After promising to be a cheaper alternative, SpaceX is poised to charge more — much more — at least for the first in a series of forthcoming spy satellite launches than its competitor United Launch Alliance. CQ Roll Call’s John Donnelly breaks down what we know, and don’t know, about SpaceX’s staggering price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award-winning journalist Mary C. Curtis tackles policies and politics through the lens of social justice, illuminating the issues that have been, and still are, dividing the country. After all, the world is not so black and white.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman looks at how the Democratic party has been redefining infrastructure so it includes climate change and not just potholes and roads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Roll Call’s Mary Ellen McIntire unpacks what’s at stake for different health policies now that Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing opens up a slot on the Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With only days remaining in the current fiscal year, congressional leaders are struggling to pass a stopgap funding measure to avoid a partial government shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s Jennifer Shutt and David Lerman explain how a partisan dispute over farm payments threatens to derail progress on the measure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FT Alphaville editor Izabella Kaminska and Citi exec Tony McGlaughlin warn that central bank digital currencies could have unpleasant consequences for banking, lending and the balance of power in the monetary system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this CQ Roll Call Policy Brief, Shawn Zeller offers an analysis as to why House leader Nancy Pelosi is willing to play chicken with the GOP over virus relief, even as some other Democrats thinks the party should compromise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CQ Roll Call's Tanvi Misra reports on how a deportation flight to Somalia raises concern that the U.S. may be exporting the coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's Coronavirus Special Report, we delve into how the departments of Health and Human Services and Defense will play a key role in distributing a vaccine when it is ready, why some states may go it alone when it comes to validating vaccines and how minority households are bearing the brunt of economic insecurity during this pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A congressional report finds that a 'spectacular' regulatory failure by the Federal Aviation Committee, alongside Boeing's culture and focus on profits, contributed to two fatal 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people, CQ Roll Call's Jessica Wehrman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

States and advocacy groups are applauding the Trump administration’s decision to pull back a proposed rule that could have had broad implications for Medicaid funding. CQ Roll Call’s Sandhya Raman explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins the podcast to talk about artificial intelligence and capital markets for a live conversation at the HPC + AI Wall Street conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress needs a continuing resolution to avoid a partial government shutdown next month. But how long should government operate on a stopgap? CQ Roll Call's David Lerman and Jennifer Shutt explain the political implications behind the duration of a stopgap, as well as the likelihood of any coronavirus relief in the near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stalemate on a new coronavirus relief package highlights an Autumn of legislative draws in the Capitol. Will Congress be able to get much done until the virus is gone? CQ Roll Call’s Shawn Zeller breaks it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Congress at a virtual stalemate over a new round of aid to help Americans during COVID-19, we thought it was time to take a look at what is its future. Can Congress ever regain its stature as a governing body? We talked to two representatives who’ve played a big role in helping the House navigate the pandemic, Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts and the top Republican on the panel, Tom Cole of Oklahoma.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, we look at why Senate Republicans weren’t able to pass a coronavirus relief bill, making the prospect of another rescue package before the presidential election in November unlikely. We also have the latest health policy news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ran for Congress in 2018, there was a pretty good chance you are part of a political documentary. First came “Knock Down the House,” which featured a (then) little known candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and now comes “Surge,” which follows women who ran against veteran Republican incumbents. Political Reporters Bridget Bowman and Kate Ackley spoke to Rep. Lauren Underwood, a star of “Surge,” and filmmakers Wendy Sachs and Hannah Rosenzweig about their new movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The GOP’s latest proposal for a coronavirus aid package is likely not to pass, but it may place just enough pressure on Democrats to force them to ease their demands. CQ Roll Call’s Doug Sword breaks down what to watch before the vote in the Senate on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate Republicans are proposing to beef up a “skinny” coronavirus relief package by more than 100 pages, including an enhanced deduction for charitable giving, $20 billion for farmers and ranchers and money for child care and stockpiling medical supplies. CQ Roll Call’s Doug Sword breaks down the new additions to the bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices