How Congress Really Operates | David King

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Politics, Energy, Healthcare, News, World, Society & Culture, Regulations, Finance, America, Freedom

4.6 • 16K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

David King is the Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at The Harvard Kennedy School and an expert on Congress, lobbying and interest groups, and election reform. He joins Dan for a look inside how Congress does and doesn't function, what it's really like to be a member of Congress, the truth about lobbyists and incentive structures in Congress, and much more.

David King is the author of "Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction" and co-author of "Why People Don't Trust Government" and "The Generation of Trust". Follow him on Twitter at @david_c_king.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.0	But all men are created.
0:04.0	Because I remember Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.2	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.2	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.6	China, bio-terrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:24.0	Welcome back everybody, greatest podcast ever.
0:27.0	And today we're going to talk politics.
0:29.0	But of course, in a high-minded way.
0:31.0	And to help us with that conversation, I actually have one of my old professors from Harvard.
0:35.0	David King.
0:37.0	David, thanks so much for being on.
0:39.0	It's so good to see you again, Dan.
0:41.0	It's been fun to watch.
0:42.0	It was fun to watch you when you were a student.
0:44.0	It was absolutely fabulous watching your run for office.
0:48.0	And now seeing you do your thing.
0:51.0	You know, we're all very proud of you.
0:53.0	Well, appreciate it.
0:55.0	And appreciate what you taught us.
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