CD043: Nothin’

Congressional Dish - A podcast by Jennifer Briney

This week, after Russia took the Syria vote off the House schedule, the House did not fund the government for 2014 despite their September 30th deadline. In this episode, we look at what they did instead.  Links to Information in This Episode Intro and Exit Music: by (found on ) President Obama's speech from Tuesday, September 10th regarding Syria: and Music: Get Out of Our House by (found on ) Incorrect assertion that the is already extended was made by , , and The that prompted the lazy news organizations above to report the fake extension House spending bill was this week; it did not get voted on to become Louisiana's Secretary of Veteran's affairs : The "Denali National Park Improvement Act" allows permits for small hydroelectric projects and a natural gas pipeline to cut through an Alaska national park. , lead sponsor of S. 157, has taken over $720,000 from electric utilities and over $670,000 from the oil & gas industry , Alaska's only Representative and person credited with pushing S. 157 through the House, has taken almost $1.2 million from the oil & gas industry Thank you for clicking this link to buy President Obama's extending the National Emergency from 9/11/01 Representatives Quoted in This Episode  

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