CD338: April 2026 — Bulldozing the Rules

Congressional Dish

Jennifer Briney

News, Government, Politics

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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April 2026 gave us a Congress that took a two-week vacation, came back to vote on war powers, Israel weapons sales, FISA surveillance, DHS funding, and whether Minnesota's clean water should be protected from mining. This episode tracks what Congress actually did — including the votes, scandals, resignations, deaths, new members, and laws that tell you far more than campaign ads ever will. View the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd338-bulldozing-the-rules Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media!

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0:00.0	And on that visit, Senator Merkley and I climbed a rooftop, and you could look into Rafa,
0:06.8	obliterated, reduced to absolute rubble.
0:12.0	And as we were told by former IDF soldiers, eyewitnesses who had the courage to speak with us,
0:19.8	Israel has systematically dismantled essential
0:22.4	infrastructure and wrought near total destruction of civilian sites throughout Gaza, including through
0:28.7	the use of these bulldozers and 100,000 pound bombs. And now the Israeli Minister of Defense
0:36.8	says they're going to do the same thing in
0:38.9	southern Lebanon.
0:40.8	I am so damn tired of being lied to.
0:48.9	I don't think I can't deny it anymore.
0:57.0	You can't stick to your story if you think it flies, but I'm not going to buy it anymore.
1:11.6	Hello, friend, and thank you for listening to the 338th episode of Congressional Dish.
1:16.4	I'm your host, Jennifer Briney.
1:18.2	And this episode is going to be a summary of what Congress did in April of 26.
1:23.7	And I'll tell you that they didn't do too much that's going to directly affect your life probably, except for if you live in the state of Minnesota, where the quality of some of your water is very likely to go down because of the actions of this Congress.
1:38.2	But in April, there were quite a few votes that were taken that even if they don't affect your life all that directly, they are going
1:45.9	to help you judge the job performance of your members of Congress when you vote in November.
1:51.3	And when it comes to looking into the job performance of your members of Congress, I would
1:57.0	like you to use this episode's show notes.
1:59.9	One of the things that makes congressional dish different from other podcasts is that we take
2:04.1	the time to do show notes in order for you to verify what we tell you is true and to check
2:12.0	up on your members of Congress.
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