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Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

The REAL Reason Behind The Government Shutdown w/ Congressman Ro Khanna

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Impact Theory

Education, News, News Commentary, Philosophy, Technology, Society & Culture, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Congressman Roe Kana, welcome to the show.

1:21.2

Tom, it's an honor.

1:22.2

Thank you for having me.

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It is an honor for me.

1:25.4

We are living in wild political times times and I could not be more grateful

1:30.1

to get a sit down with somebody who I think is really sincerely approaching these problems and

1:34.8

trying to find solutions. So I'm grateful for your service and I'm certainly grateful for your time.

1:40.2

Well, I appreciate your voice. You live the American dream. Now you're trying to help others to live out their potential and their dreams. So that's an incredible service in and of itself.

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