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Washington Watch

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Ralph Norman, John Joyce, Conner Semelsberger, Jim DeMint
May 13, 2021
00:54:12

On today's show:

  • Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th district and Member of the Homeland Security and Oversight & Reform Committees, talks about the gas crisis and his concerns about the Energy Secretary's financial stake in an electric vehicle company.
  • John Joyce, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th district and Member of the Subcommittee on Health of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, recalls the hearing yesterday at which HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked about partial birth abortion.
  • Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses how the Biden administration is pushing hard on abortion while doing little to address mounting crises facing the country.
  • Jim DeMint, former U.S. Senator for South Carolina and Chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute, shares about his new book, "Satan's Dare."
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Marsha Blackburn, Mike Berry, Tim Clinton, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin
May 12, 2021
00:54:12

On today's show:

  • Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator for Tennessee, responds to the crises facing the Biden administration.
  • Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, discusses the U.S. Army's reprimand of a chaplain who used his personal Facebook account to question the repeal of President Trump's transgender military policy.
  • Tim Clinton, President of American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and Executive Director of the James Dobson Family Institute, shares about his new book, “Take It Back: Reclaiming Biblical Masculinity—The Heart and Strength of Being a Man.”
  • Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, talks about the open letter he signed together with more than 120 retired generals and admirals, calling on Americans to save the country.
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Jackie Walorski, Roger Severino, Ken Harrison, David Closson
May 10, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Jackie Walorski, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd district and member of the House Ways and Means Committee, answers the question: are unemployment checks keeping people from finding work?
  • Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) and former Director of HHS's Office of Civil Rights, responds to the Biden administration redefining sex discrimination to include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity," threatening to punish medical professionals.
  • Ken Harrison, Chairman and CEO of Promise Keepers, reacts to a USA Today columnist calling on the Dallas Cowboys and AT&T to cancel a Promise Keepers rally in their stadium this summer over biblical views of human sexuality.
  • David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics & Biblical Worldview, shares how followers of Christ should respond in situations like the one faced by Promise Keepers.
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Mary Szoch, Alec Rowlands, Pat McElraft, David Closson
May 07, 2021
00:54:10

Today's show, guest hosted by Joseph Backholm, features:

  • Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, on the House Oversight Committee's hearing on "Birthing While Black: Examining America's Black Maternal Health Crisis."
  • Alec Rowlands, Senior Pastor at Westgate Chapel and Founder & President of Church Awakening, on Washington state's new guidance on having "vaccinated sections" in churches.
  • Pat McElraftNorth Carolina House of Representatives Deputy Majority Whip, on her Human Life Nondiscrimination Act.
  • David Closson, FRC's Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Thinking Biblically About Communication.
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Mike Rounds, Paul Coleman, Greg Steube, George Barna
May 04, 2021
00:54:12

Today's show features:

  • Mike Rounds, U.S. Senator from South Dakota, on a possible deal between the United States and Iran.
  • Paul Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International, on a bishop in Finland who was charged under a hate speech law for sharing what the Bible teaches about human sexuality.
  • Greg Steube, U.S. Representative from Florida, on hostilities to religious expression here in the United States.
  • George Barna, FRC's Senior Research Fellow for Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, and the Director of Research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, on worldview formation and what parents need to do to counter the indoctrination that is accelerating in our culture.
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Scott Perry, Tom Cotton, Andy Barr, Kelsey Bolar
May 03, 2021
00:54:12

Today’s show features:

  • Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on President Biden’s proposed spending totaling more than $4.3 trillion.
  • Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on foreign policy in the first 100 days of the Biden administration, and Secretary of State Blinken’s interview on 60 Minutes.
  • Andy Barr, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Kentucky and Member of the House Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees, on his call for a State Department Inspector General Investigation into John Kerry after audio surfaced of Kerry leaking sensitive intelligence about alleged Israeli military operations in Syria.
  • Kelsey Bolar, Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Forum, on the problems with President Biden’s daycare plan.
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Mike Kelly, Meg Kilgannon, David Closson
April 30, 2021
00:54:12

Today’s show features:

  • Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative for the 16th District of Pennsylvania and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means, on President Biden’s first 100 days, the president’s address to Congress, and his thoughts on Biden’s American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Education Studies, on how the Biden administration is impacting education.
  • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on Thinking Biblically About Religious Freedom.
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James Lankford, Dan Bishop, Stanley Kurtz
April 28, 2021
00:54:12

Today’s show features:

  • James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on Biden’s upcoming address to Congress, Biden’s latest spending proposals, including using taxpayer dollars to pay for experiments on the body parts of aborted babies, and on his new bill that would keep abortion centers from receiving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
  • Dan Bishop, U.S. Representative for the 9th District of North Carolina, on states that passed laws protecting girls' sports from transgender ideology facing little corporate backlash.
  • Stanley Kurtz, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on his article: Biden Set to Push Critical Race Theory on U.S. Schools.
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Rich Lowry, Steve Soukup, Travis Weber, David Closson
April 23, 2021
00:54:10

Today’s show features:

  • Rich Lowry, Editor of National Review, on President Biden’s climate change summit
  • Steve Soukup, Vice President and Publisher of The Political Forum, and author of “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business,” on shareholders pressing corporations to align their political spending with their stated values.
  • Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on FRC Action’s new resource "Tracking the Biden Administration" that details 62 total executive actions, including 40 executive orders, taken by President Biden in his first 100 days -- including 32 that undermine life, family, and religious freedom.
  • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about identity.
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Michael Waltz, Jeff Duncan, Ken Blackwell, Larry Taunton
April 19, 2021
00:54:12

Today’s show features:

  • Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Florida, on President Biden withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and on President Biden finally describing what is happening at the border as a “crisis.”
  • Jeff Duncan, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of South Carolina, on his legislation stripping Major League Baseball (MLB) of its antitrust immunity following its decision to remove the All-Star game from Georgia.
  • Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, on concerns about violence ahead of the Chauvin verdict later this week.
  • Larry Taunton, Executive Director of the Fixed Point Foundation, a graduate student of Russian history and Marxism in the 1990s, and author of “Around the World in (More Than) 80 Days: Discovering What Makes America Great and Why We Must Fight to Save It,” on the Marxist takeover of big business.
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Dr. David Prentice, Valerie Huber, Dave Yost, David Closson
April 16, 2021
00:54:12

Today’s show features:

  • Dr. David Prentice, Vice President and Research Director of the Charlotte Lozier Institute, on the National Institutes of Health’s forthcoming announcement on fetal tissue research.
  • Valerie Huber, Former U.S. Special Representative for Global Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the Biden administration’s proposal to reverse a Trump-era policy on Title X funding.
  • Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, on his motion to intervene in the case to defend the Trump-era Title X rule.
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    Vicky Hartzler, Carrie Severino, Jay Cameron, David Closson
    April 09, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri, on the Pentagon using the Southern Poverty Law Center as a resource.
    • Carrie Severino, President of the Judicial Crisis Network, on President Biden’s executive order creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court.
    • Jay Cameron, Litigation Director at the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, on the Alberta Health Services’ closure of GraceLife Church.
    • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on his article, “Thinking Biblically About the Resurrection and the Social Gospel.”
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    Ken Blackwell, Barry Loudermilk, Quena Gonzalez, Pat Fagan
    April 06, 2021
    00:54:09

    Today’s show features:

    • Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance, on his op-ed: Corporate Wokesters Betray Shareholders’ Trust by Bashing Election Integrity Laws.
    • Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative for the 11th district of Georgia, on GOP lawmakers targeting Major League Baseball’s antitrust immunity following its decision to remove the All-Star game from Georgia.
    • Quena Gonzalez, FRC’s Director of State & Local Affairs, on pro-family legislation in states across the nation.
    • Pat Fagan, Director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, on his response to an op-ed that claims, “America’s record godlessness is good news for the nation,” and on what social science actually says on the benefits of religion for individuals and society.
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    Chris Mitchell, Arielle Del Turco, Ryan Tucker, David Closson
    April 02, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on the Israel elections and Holy Week in Jerusalem.
    • Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, on the Palm Sunday bombing in Indonesia, and what the reality is for many Christians around the world during religious holidays like Easter and Christmas.
    • Ryan Tucker, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries for Alliance Defending Freedom, on the status of church restrictions heading into Easter.
    • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about forgiveness.
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    James Lankford, Scott Perry, Robin Lundstrum, Mike Pompeo
    March 31, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, on his visit to the border and the Democrats’ effort to get rid of the filibuster paving the way for the Equality Act and a federal takeover of the election system.
    • Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on President Biden announcing a $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan as well as tax increases.
    • Robin Lundstrum, Arkansas State Representative, on the Arkansas legislature approving the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act.
    • Mike Pompeo, Former Secretary of State, on the Biden State Department disbanding the Commission on Unalienable Rights and reversing Trump policies protecting human life and religious freedom.
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    Tom Cotton, Catrin Wigfall, David Closson, Brent Keilen
    March 30, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, on Republican lawmakers’ letter to American businesses who spoke out about Republicans questioning election results asking them to hold Democrats attempting to overturn the results of a House race in Iowa to the same standard.
    • Catrin Wigfall, Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment and Director of Educated Teachers MN and Employee Freedom MN, on new Minnesota social studies curriculum that teaches about the evils of “whiteness, Christianity, and capitalism,” and on California’s new ethnic studies curriculum.
    • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking about education from a biblical worldview.
    • Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, on what we can do in response to these developments in education.
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    Brian Kemp, Rhonda Milstead, Missy Thomas Irvin, Gordon Chang
    March 29, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, on the Left’s objections to Georgia’s new election integrity law.
    • Rhonda Milstead, South Dakota State Representative for the 9th District, on the South Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejecting Governor Noem’s veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
    • Missy Thomas Irvin, Arkansas State Senator for District 18, on Arkansas enacting the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.
    • Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, on China sanctioning officials, including Tony Perkins, on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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    Greg Murphy, Jason Snead, JP Duffy, David Closson
    March 26, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, on his bill, Guard the Border Act, redirecting National Guard troops from Washington, D.C. to the border, and on fact checking President Biden’s first news conference as president.
    • Jason Snead, Executive Director of the Honest Elections Project, on Georgia passing election integrity legislation, and on Honest Elections releasing a survey showing that voters support election integrity measures and oppose the provisions of the H.R. 1 bill.
    • JP Duffy, FRC’s Vice President of Communications, on the cancel culture demanding that Oral Roberts University be removed from the NCAA.
    • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on thinking biblically about courage.
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    Mike Berry, Roger Severino, Robin Lundstrum, Kristen Waggoner, Travis Weber
    March 24, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Mike Berry, General Counsel for First Liberty Institute, and Tyler O’Neil, Senior Editor for PJ Media and author of Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on the House Armed Services Committee hearing on “Extremism in the Military.”
    • Roger Severino, Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), on the Senate vote on the nomination of Rachel Levine to be the next HHS Assistance Secretary, and on the ways in which Levine will use HHS to infringe on religious freedom and parental rights.
    • Robin Lundstrum, Arkansas State Representative for District 87, on her bill before the Arkansas legislature, “Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act.”
    • Kristen Waggoner, General Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, and Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, on South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem using her veto power to gut the girls’ sports protection bill.
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    Chuck Fleischmann, Patrick Payton, Jonathan Saenz David Closson
    March 22, 2021
    00:54:10

    Today’s show features:

    • Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Tennessee, on the media blackout on what is really happening at the border, and on the House of Representatives upcoming vote on the Democrats’ immigration bill.
    • Patrick Payton, Mayor of Midland, Texas, on the Biden administration opening a holding facility for juvenile illegal immigrants in Midland.
    • Jonathan Saenz, President of Texas Values, on seven pro-life bills moving through the Texas legislature.
    • David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a proposed California curriculum that accuses Christians of “theocide” and encourages students to chant to pagan gods.
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