Former Congressmen Burn Down the House

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🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Former Rep. Dan Lipinski, Democrat from the Chicago area, and Reid Ribble, Republican from Wisconsin, join Sarah and Steve about how Congress works or doesn’t work, rather. The two former elected officials highlight the failures of the House of Representatives with troubling personal stories and insights. Fair warning, this conversation is as distressing as it is informative. Plus, stick around to hear what the Wisconsinite and Illinoisian think about this weekend’s Packers vs. Bears game. Show Notes: “The House of Representatives Is Failing American Democracy” - Lipinski in The Atlantic “Confessions of a pro-life Catholic Democrat in a divided nation” - Lipinski in America Magazine Dan Lipinski’s website “Daniel Lipinski on Common-Good Republicans” - First Things Podcast Reid Ribble’s Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the dispatch podcast.
0:01.9	And this week, I want to let you
0:03.4	behind the curtain a little bit
0:04.6	about how we thought about putting this one together.
0:07.5	So earlier this week, there was a piece in the Atlantic
0:10.3	called The House of Representatives
0:12.3	is Failing American Democracy by former congressman,
0:16.3	Daniel Lapinski.
0:17.8	He served in Congress from 2005 to 2021
0:22.3	representing Illinois' third congressional district.
0:25.3	And we thought that would be such an interesting conversation
0:28.9	to have with him, along with a friend of his
0:32.0	from the other side of the aisle in Congress,
0:34.1	former congressman Reed Ripple, who represented
0:36.6	with consents, AIDS Congressional District from 2011 to 2017.
0:41.6	It's not a coincidence that Steve perhaps thought
0:44.2	of these two guys given the Bears Packers game upcoming.
0:48.4	But nevertheless, it's going to be a fantastic conversation
0:54.0	about what's wrong in Congress.
0:56.3	Let's dive right in.
1:03.3	Thank you both so much for being here.
1:14.1	I have really been looking forward to this conversation.
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