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Rep. Brendan Boyle on the DOGE-Heads and How the Democrats Lost P.A.

2025/2/12
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@Tara Palmieri : 我想知道马斯克团队是否在预算委员会的领域里活动,他们正在政府部门寻找浪费的迹象。我担心他们正在干预政府部门的运作。 @Brendan Boyle : 我认为这件事实际上是关于权力的。特朗普的人和埃隆·马斯克及其团队正在横冲直撞,他们想非法扣留资金并解雇人员。他们不尊重立法程序,试图通过行政手段夺取权力。这种行为不仅在实质上是不好的,而且对我们国家的发展方向也是极其危险的。我担心国会议员甚至无法进入部门和机构,这使得国会的核心职能——对行政机构进行监督——变得困难。现在发生的事情非常令人不安,坦率地说,是专制的。

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Tara Palmeri and Congressman Brendan Boyle discuss the Pennsylvania election results. Congressman Boyle reflects on his prediction and the challenges of interpreting election day data due to mail-in and early voting.
  • Congressman Boyle's initial prediction of a narrow Democratic win.
  • Challenges in interpreting election day data due to mail-in and early voting.
  • The importance of caution when using anecdotal information on election day.

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In this special episode, recorded live in front of a group of students at American University in Washington, D.C., Tara Palmeri talks with Pennsylvania representative Brendan Boyle about what went wrong in the state in the 2024 election, Elon Musk's takeover of Washington, Donald Trump's current approval rating, Chuck Schumer's strategies to counter Trump's agenda, why Boyle believes it's no use to look back on the 2024 election, and much more.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Brendan Boyle

Producer: Troy Farkas

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