CD262: Inside C-SPAN with Howard Mortman

Congressional Dish

Jennifer Briney

News, Congress, Government, Politics, Corporations

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

As we wait for the final results of the midterm elections to determine which party will control the House, enjoy Jen's interview with C-SPAN Communications Director, Howard Mortman. Jen and Howard discuss all things C-SPAN, including what C-SPAN crews are and are not allowed to film and the network's funding sources and distribution, as well has Howard's podcast, the Weekly, and his book, When Rabbis Bless Congress. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or [email protected] Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Executive Producer Recommended Sources Background Sources Howard Mortman Jen on C-SPAN Alzheimer’s Testimony Seth Rogan's and Charity February 26, 2014. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services. Origins of COVID-19 Katherine Eban and Jeff Kao. October 28, 2022. ProPublica. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: by (found on by mevio)

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0:00.0	This is where people don't know how to put us into a bucket because all we're doing is
0:05.4	showing you experts saying, well, here's what the government's spending money on.
0:10.1	Here's what you can learn.
0:12.5	And a lot of times there's no entertainment in that.
0:14.7	There's no, you know, there's no food fights.
0:17.4	So like, why am I going to watch that?
0:19.2	Well, you're going to watch that because you're a citizen of a country that's again $31 trillion
0:24.7	in debt.
0:25.7	Where are we spending our money?
0:27.1	What are our priorities?
0:29.0	Well, you know, the country that we are giving to our kids to inherit, what's it going to
0:33.2	look like?
0:34.2	You know, this isn't the place to get all those answers, but you definitely are going to
0:37.7	hear some informed expert witnesses about where we are headed as a country.
0:42.9	I am so damn tired of being lied to.
0:51.8	I don't think I can deny it anymore.
0:59.6	You can stick to your story if you think it flies, but I'm not going to buy it anymore.
1:14.1	Hello, friend, and thank you for listening to the 260-second episode of Congressional
1:18.6	dish.
1:19.6	I'm your host, Jennifer Briny.
1:21.2	This is your first time trying out congressional dish.
1:23.8	First of all, thanks.
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