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Washington Watch

Washington Watch is a daily program hosted by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins that covers the issues of faith, family and freedom. Tony is your leading source for what is really happening in our nation’s Capital.

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Rand Paul, John Boozman, Mike Johnson, Meg Kilgannon
October 05, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, discusses President Biden’s vaccine mandates and Dr. Fauci’s latest comments, Project Veritas’s undercover video showing Pfizer scientists admitting that natural immunity is “probably better” than their vaccine, and the Biden administration using the Title X program to restore millions of taxpayer dollars to abortion centers.
  • John Boozman, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, talks about the debt ceiling standoff in Congress and the Biden administration using the IRS to examine transactions over $600.
  • Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Louisiana, discusses the Department of Justice’s effort to intimidate parents who speak out against public school officials.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, decries the Department of Justice’s intimidation campaign against parents and previews this week’s Pray Vote Stand Summit.
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James Lankford, Tommy Tuberville, Cathy Scheller, Jay Bhattacharya
October 04, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, discusses his newly introduced bill, the “Stop Vaccine Mandates Act,” and the chair of the House Progressive Caucus saying she won’t vote for the reconciliation bill unless the Hyde amendment, which protects taxpayer dollars from funding abortions, is left out.
  • Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator from Alabama, talks about his efforts to stop the dishonorable discharge of U.S. military servicemembers who decline the COVID vaccine and China sending 77 warplanes into Taiwan’s defense zone over two days.
  • Cathy Scheller, mother of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr., shares about her son’s imprisonment after he criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the situation in Afghanistan.
  • Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, responds to those who say herd immunity “may never happen” and that a 90 percent vaccination rate is needed.
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Buddy Carter, Connor Semelsberger, Roger Gannam, David Closson
October 01, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Buddy Carter, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Georgia and member of the House Budget Committee and the GOP Doctors Caucus, discusses the disarray in the Democratic Party over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, and House Republican’s letter to President Biden over the vaccine mandates.
  • Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, applauds Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) for insisting that the reconciliation bill include the Hyde Amendment, which keeps taxpayer dollars from funding abortion.
  • Roger Gannam, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs at Liberty Counsel, shares how President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates have led hundreds of U.S. service members to reach out for help, including one near retirement who faces dishonorable discharge after 29 years of service.
  • David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, talks about the House Oversight hearing yesterday on abortion and the radical bill that is the focus of his recent blog, “Unconscionable: New Bill Proves Democrats Are Okay With Abortion Up Until Birth.
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Kevin Brady, Joel Rosenberg, John Yoo
September 30, 2021
00:54:10

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Vicky Hartzler, Michael Burgess, Robert Cahaly, William "Dean" Lee
September 29, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the Pentagon leadership’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and the atrocities that have followed.
  • Michael Burgess, U.S. Representative for the 26th district of Texas and Member of the House Budget Committee, gives an update on the debt ceiling debate and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s push for massive spending bills.
  • Robert Cahaly, Senior Strategist and Chief Pollster at the Trafalgar Group, shares the findings of a poll showing a 65% majority believe Americans who refuse the vaccine should not lose their jobs.
  • William “Dean” Lee, retired Vice Admiral of the United States Coast Guard, shares his thoughts on the military vaccine mandates and the leaked documents showing how Coast Guard chaplains are being used to enforce the mandate.
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Kristina Wong, Jerry Boykin, Thomas Massie, Jason Smith, Ken Blackwell, Andy McCarthy
September 28, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Kristina Wong, reporter for Breitbart News, and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, discuss the Pentagon leadership’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee over the military’s vaccine mandate.
  • Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Kentucky, talks about President Biden weighing a decision over whether to require vaccine passports for domestic airline travel.
  • Jason Smith, U.S. Representative for the 8th District of Missouri and ranking member on the House Budget Committee, gives an update on the debate in Congress over the debt ceiling and the Democrats’ massive spending bills.
  • Ken Blackwell, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance and former Ohio Secretary of State, discusses what’s behind the FBI’s reports of an unprecedented murder spike, Massachusetts State Troopers resigning over COVID vaccine mandate, and threats from the NYPD that unvaccinated police officers will be demoted.
  • Andy McCarthy, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute, tells the real story on Durham’s indictment of Lawyer Michael Sussman.
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Ron Estes, Mike Berry, Jerry Boykin, Arielle Del Turco, Meg Kilgannon
September 27, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Ron Estes, U.S. Representative for the 4th district of Kansas, talks about the massive spending votes coming up this week in the House of Representatives.
  • Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, discusses leaked documents showing the Coast Guard plans to grill service members about their religious beliefs over religious vaccine exemptions.
  • Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, shares how imposing a vaccine mandate on the military will harm recruiting and retention.
  • Arielle Del Turco, FRC’s Assistant Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, talks about the recent March for Martyrs in Washington D.C.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, discusses the graphic material a Fairfax High School mother found in school library books and what happened when she read them during a Fairfax County School Board meeting.
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Michael Cloud, Connor Semelsberger, Mary Szoch, Meg Kilgannon
September 24, 2021
00:51:03

On today's show:

  • Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, gives an update on the Southern Border crisis as well as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
  • Connor Semelsberger, FRC's Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity, discusses a bill that passed the House of Representatives today that codifies Roe v. Wade into federal law.
  • Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, talks about an amicus brief a pro-abortion group filed at the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing abortions help women to advance in the sports world.
  • Meg Kilgannon, FRC's Senior Fellow for Education Studies, talks about Minnesota parents objecting to sexually explicit material in the classroom and also discusses her new publication, "A Concerned Citizen's Guide to Engaging with Public Schools."
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Mary Miller, Tate Reeves, Robert Destro, Brent Keilen
September 23, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Mary Miller, U.S. Representative for the 15th District of Illinois, discusses an upcoming vote in the House on a bill that could block state pro-life laws.
  • Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, shares how he is fighting back against President Biden’s vaccine mandates.
  • Robert Destro, Professor of Law and founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Law & Religion at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., talks about how Christians and pastors can respond to the vaccine mandate.
  • Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, discusses the Virginia governor’s race and the highlights from FRC Action’s second school board boot camp.
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Steve Daines, Chip Roy, Roger Gannam, Dave Brat
September 22, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Steve Daines, U.S. Senator from Montana, discusses how President Biden has handled America’s borders, the debt ceiling debate in Congress, and efforts by far-Left members of Congress to block funding of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system.
  • Chip Roy, U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st District, talks about the growing opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act and its provision forcing women to register for the military draft.
  • Roger Gannam, Assistant Vice President of Legal Affairs at Liberty Counsel, discusses the status of religious exemptions for the COVID vaccine.
  • Dr. Dave Brat, Dean of the School of Business at Liberty University, unpacks President Biden’s climate change agenda.
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Andy Biggs, Tom Cotton, Dave Yost
September 21, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, describes what he saw during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border and discusses the House Freedom Caucus announcing its opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
  • Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, and Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative for the 6th district of Florida, react to President Biden’s first speech before the United Nations.
  • Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, talks about how he is challenging critical race theory indoctrination in Ohio public schools.
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Vicky Hartzler, Pete Ricketts, Mike Berry, Chad Robichaux
September 20, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Vicky Hartzler, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Missouri and member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses what’s happening at the southern border, General Milley’s calls to the Chinese, and a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that requires women to register for the draft.
  • Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska, explains how he is fighting President Biden’s vaccine mandates.
  • Mike Berry, Deputy General Counsel and Director of Military Affairs for First Liberty Institute, decries the Department of Defense’s requirement that military members must receive the COVID vaccine or face removal.
  • Chad Robichaux, Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, shares the latest on evacuations and the state of Afghanistan.
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Pat Fallon, John Seago, Leslie Rutledge, David Closson
September 17, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Pat Fallon, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Texas, discusses drone footage showing thousands of migrants under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas as local facilities are overwhelmed.
  • John Seago, Texas Right to Life Legislative Director, celebrates a federal judge rejecting the Biden administration’s move against the Texas Heartbeat Law.
  • Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, shares why she and 23 other state attorneys general signed a letter opposing Biden’s vaccine mandate.
  • David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians should think about the role of government in light of President Biden’s vaccine mandate.
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John Joyce, Mo Brooks, Dave Yost, Travis Weber
September 16, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • John Joyce, U.S. Representative for the 13th District of Pennsylvania, gives an update on the reconciliation bill.
  • Mo Brooks, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Alabama, responds to reports that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley made secret calls with his Chinese counterpart, circumventing President Trump.
  • Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General, talks about how state attorneys general are fighting back against federal vaccine mandates.
  • Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, shares the results of a survey on fairness for all.
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Andy Biggs, Mark Brnovich, Jerry Boykin, Scott Rasmussen, Brent Keilen
September 15, 2021
00:54:05

On today's show:

  • Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of Arizona, responds to reports that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley made secret calls with his Chinese counterpart, circumventing President Trump.
  • Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General, discusses Arizona filing the first lawsuit in the country against President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates.
  • Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, reacts to reports that General Milley secretly circumvented President Trump to collude with the Chinese.
  • Scott Rasmussen, pollster and editor-at-large at Ballotpedia, shares the findings of his survey showing that Democrats believe that Trump supporters and the unvaccinated are the greatest threats to the United States.
  • Brent Keilen, Vice President of FRC Action, responds to the California governor’s recall election results.
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Scott Perry, Jeff Barrows, Gary Hamrick, Sean Spicer
September 14, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Scott Perry, U.S. Representative for the 10th District of Pennsylvania and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and concerns that $64 million in U.S. aid could fall into the hands of the Taliban.
  • Dr. Jeff Barrows, Senior Vice President for Bioethics and Public Policy at Christian Medical & Dental Associations, talks about how COVID vaccine mandates affect the patient-doctor relationship.
  • Gary Hamrick, Pastor of Cornerstone Chapel, talks about the religious liberty implications of President Biden’s vaccine mandate.
  • Sean Spicer, host of “Spicer&Co” and author of the forthcoming book Radical Nationcomments on President Biden’s call to have him removed from the Board of Visitors at the Naval Academy.
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Greg Murphy, Robert Cahaly, Jack Hibbs, David Clossen
September 13, 2021
00:54:10
September 13, 2021

On today's show:

  • Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, discusses President Biden’s vaccine mandate and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony about Afghanistan before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
  • Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, shares how he is fighting back against President Biden’s vaccine mandates.
  • Robert Cahaly, Senior Strategist and Chief Pollster at the Trafalgar Group, shares what his polling reveals about how Americans view President Biden’s vaccine mandates.
  • Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, talks about the religious liberty implications of President Biden’s vaccine mandate.
  • David Closson, FRC’s Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview, discusses how Christians should think about the role of government in light of President Biden’s vaccine mandate.
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Sam Brownback, Jerry Boykin, Carter Conlon
September 10, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Sam Brownback, former Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, responds to President Biden’s vaccine mandates and reflects on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack.
  • Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC's Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army's Delta Force, reflects on 9/11 and discusses the threat of terrorism today.
  • Pastor Carter Conlon, General Overseer of Times Square Church, shares what the Lord put on his heart prior to 9/11 and how the events of that day changed his church and its members.
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Marsha Blackburn, Jane M. Orient, Mark Robinson, Ken Paxton, Mike Gonzalez
September 09, 2021
00:54:10

On today's show:

  • Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, discusses President Biden’s plan to announce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on federal workers and also on private sector companies with more than a hundred employees, a report that includes previously undisclosed about the origins of COVID-19, and the situation in Afghanistan.
  • Dr. Jane M. Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, talks about why the COVID-19 vaccine should not be mandated.
  • Mark Robinson, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor, shares his report on the indoctrination happening in North Carolina public schools.
  • Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, discusses the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the Texas Heartbeat law.
  • Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, previews his new book BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution Kindle Edition.
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Jody Hice, Jack Hibbs, Chad Wolf
September 08, 2021
00:54:03

On today's show:

  • Jody Hice, U.S. Representative for the 10th district of Georgia, discusses the latest on the situation in Afghanistan, including the U.S. State Department’s concerns about the Taliban forming an all-male government, the four prisoners President Obama exchanged for Bowe Bergdahl now serving in senior Taliban posts, and reports that the U.S. is working with the Taliban to fly the remaining Americans out as a first step toward rolling back sanctions.
  • Jack Hibbs, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, talks about the role churches are playing in the California governor’s recall election.
  • Chad Wolf, former Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Chair of the Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at America First Policy Institute, calls out President Biden for leaving behind Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan while allowing Afghan refugees who aren’t being properly vetted into the U.S.
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