What Next: Washington’s Most Broken Institution?

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Federal Election Commission can barely get anything done. With its commissioners stuck in partisan gridlock, one is finding new ways to make sure election law is upheld. Guest: Ellen Weintraub, commissioner at the FEC. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.5	Oh bugging.
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0:32.7	If you had to pick the most broken institution in Washington, which one would you choose?
0:38.7	Would you pick Congress?
0:39.7	Where lawmakers grind out legislation?
0:42.4	Even when it's got zero chance of passing?
0:44.9	Maybe you'd pick the courts, which after years of conservative activism have gotten philosophically
0:50.5	warped.
0:54.7	If I had to pick, I'd go way smaller.
0:57.9	I'd pick the FEC.
1:00.1	That's where Ellen Wintrob works.
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