I think a start to that would be if you're the chair of appropriations and you don't hit the deadline with this process that I would modify, you're fired as chairman.

I mean there has to be accountability. We don't even fire the chairman when they fail

so I think at that level like I wanted to see whomever became speaker to say we will do a

real appropriations process and we will pass all of our funding on time with a

approved budget that passes with the majority of Republicans since we're the

majority or I will first fire the chairman of appropriations and

then I will resign as speaker. That would be accountability.

I am so damn tired of being lied to.

I don't think I can't deny it anymore.

You can stick to your story if you think it flies. But I'm not going to buy it anymore.

Hello, my friend, and thank you for listening to the 303 episode of the

listener supported congressional dish. I'm your host Jennifer Briny.

And today's episode is going to be a little different from what you're used to.

In general when I'm recording this

podcast it is either me reading a bill or a law and telling you what's in it because no one does that.

Or I'm watching hearings, either a hearing or a series of hearings and giving you the

highlights because sitting through those is incredibly long and boring, especially things like

the January 6th Committee, which was 20 hours of testimony, most of that

you did not need. So I like to cut out the fluff and give you that kind of information.

But very rarely am I interviewing members of Congress because I don't know any and

because I'm not a DC creature. I don't live there. I've been there as a

tourist a couple of times, but I think one of the things that makes this

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