In this podcast we talk to Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) about his first 100 days in office.
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Today we talk about
*What the Whip does in the House
*The struggle to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
*The Paycheck Fairness Act – what it does and how to help move it forward
*The alternative to the sequester proposed by Dan Kildee and Chris Van Hollen
*How to talk about the sequester so that people will care
*Congressman Kildee’s trip to Afghanistan and why he believes that it is time to leave Afghanistan
*The purpose of the “Make it in America” package of legislation
*The knowledge economy is not enough to drive the American economy; we need manufacturing, R&D, trade, etc.
*The difference between the way the Democrats and the Republicans measure economic success, and why this matters to policy
*The new ‘Marshall Plan’ for America’s industrial cities and why we need a strong urban core
*Taking citizenship as a serious responsibility
*Disengagement is cause of a dysfunctional government
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