web01.fireside.fm Tue, 05 May 2026 21:04:55 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Article One with Molly Hooper - Episodes Tagged with “Chairman” https://www.articleonepodcast.com/tags/chairman Fri, 04 Dec 2020 08:30:00 -0500 Hooper, a longtime Capitol Hill reporter, shares her one-on-one conversations with Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, House, on the trail and behind the scenes. Listeners will learn key terms that pop-up annually or bi-annually in relation to Congress goings-on. Listeners will also hear insights from a journalist who has a front row seat to political showdowns featuring the men and women who make the nation's laws and have broken them. en-us episodic A show about lawmakers, legislation and how Congress works. Molly Hooper Hooper, a longtime Capitol Hill reporter, shares her one-on-one conversations with Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, House, on the trail and behind the scenes. Listeners will learn key terms that pop-up annually or bi-annually in relation to Congress goings-on. Listeners will also hear insights from a journalist who has a front row seat to political showdowns featuring the men and women who make the nation's laws and have broken them. no Congress, Capitol Hill, U.S. Congress, lawmakers, senators, Senate, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, politics, policy Molly Hooper molly.hooper@gmail.com Ep. 10: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) https://www.articleonepodcast.com/rep-john-yarmuth d1ce7e14-5790-41b3-a855-f021bdb86fca Fri, 04 Dec 2020 08:30:00 -0500 Molly Hooper full Molly Hooper House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) chats with ARTICLE ONE - he says his party isn't very good at "empathy." 53:11 no <p>House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) chats with ARTICLE ONE - he says his party isn't very good at "empathy." </p> <p>Yarmuth, serving in his seventh term, represents Kentucky's 3rd Congressional district, based in Louisville. </p> <p>The former journalist spoke with me in a lengthy discussion. In our conversation, Yarmuth reveals the dynamics among the Kentucky congressional delegation (reminder, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R) belong to that bunch), how his Bourbon Caucus actually influences policy, what reconciliation could mean if Democrats win back control of the Senate and how earmarks helped rebuild parts of his Louisville-based district.</p> <p>Take a listen - let me know what you think. If you enjoy what you hear, please share this podcast with a friend or colleague and leave a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts. Special Guest: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) .</p> Pelosi, Yarmuth, Kentucky CD-3, Louisville, Budget, Modern Monetary Theory, Reconciliation, COVID-19, remote voting House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) chats with ARTICLE ONE - he says his party isn't very good at "empathy."

Yarmuth, serving in his seventh term, represents Kentucky's 3rd Congressional district, based in Louisville.

The former journalist spoke with me in a lengthy discussion. In our conversation, Yarmuth reveals the dynamics among the Kentucky congressional delegation (reminder, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R) belong to that bunch), how his Bourbon Caucus actually influences policy, what reconciliation could mean if Democrats win back control of the Senate and how earmarks helped rebuild parts of his Louisville-based district.

Take a listen - let me know what you think. If you enjoy what you hear, please share this podcast with a friend or colleague and leave a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts.

Special Guest: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) .

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]]> House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) chats with ARTICLE ONE - he says his party isn't very good at "empathy."

Yarmuth, serving in his seventh term, represents Kentucky's 3rd Congressional district, based in Louisville.

The former journalist spoke with me in a lengthy discussion. In our conversation, Yarmuth reveals the dynamics among the Kentucky congressional delegation (reminder, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R) belong to that bunch), how his Bourbon Caucus actually influences policy, what reconciliation could mean if Democrats win back control of the Senate and how earmarks helped rebuild parts of his Louisville-based district.

Take a listen - let me know what you think. If you enjoy what you hear, please share this podcast with a friend or colleague and leave a rating or review wherever you get your podcasts.

Special Guest: Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) .

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]]> Ep. 6: Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) https://www.articleonepodcast.com/rep-jim-mcgovern 56245f2f-ad77-4097-8200-c0c7f94fa0e7 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Molly Hooper full Molly Hooper House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, a self-described liberal, Democrat from Massachusetts, talks with Article One about getting things done in Congress. Like previous guests, McGovern says the key is to reach across the aisle. 57:51 no <p>House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, a self-described liberal, Democrat from Massachusetts, talks with Article One about getting things done in Congress. Like previous guests, McGovern says the key is to reach across the aisle. <br> In our wide-ranging discussion, McGovern - who has more than 20 years of lawmaking under his belt - shares stories of prior victories, setbacks and civility. He takes listeners behind-the-curtain to learn how deals are struck and ideas become law. <br> Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic closed down business in much of the country, McGovern was tasked with figuring out how the House of Representatives could continue operating - holding hearings and casting votes - at a time when travel was perilous for lawmakers. And, he did. <br> We discuss the success of remote voting, the potential of an economic stimulus measure, the projects McGovern has won for his Worcester-based district and his "hope" that earmark spending will return to Congress. <br> Our conversation took place in mid-October. <br> Please take a listen and let me know what you think. Special Guest: Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) .</p> Rep. Jim McGovern, House Rules Committee, House, Congress, COVID-19, bipartisanship, Marco Rubio, Chris Smith, Worcester, agriculture, SNAP House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, a self-described liberal, Democrat from Massachusetts, talks with Article One about getting things done in Congress. Like previous guests, McGovern says the key is to reach across the aisle.
In our wide-ranging discussion, McGovern - who has more than 20 years of lawmaking under his belt - shares stories of prior victories, setbacks and civility. He takes listeners behind-the-curtain to learn how deals are struck and ideas become law.
Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic closed down business in much of the country, McGovern was tasked with figuring out how the House of Representatives could continue operating - holding hearings and casting votes - at a time when travel was perilous for lawmakers. And, he did.
We discuss the success of remote voting, the potential of an economic stimulus measure, the projects McGovern has won for his Worcester-based district and his "hope" that earmark spending will return to Congress.
Our conversation took place in mid-October.
Please take a listen and let me know what you think.

Special Guest: Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) .

Links:

]]> House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, a self-described liberal, Democrat from Massachusetts, talks with Article One about getting things done in Congress. Like previous guests, McGovern says the key is to reach across the aisle.
In our wide-ranging discussion, McGovern - who has more than 20 years of lawmaking under his belt - shares stories of prior victories, setbacks and civility. He takes listeners behind-the-curtain to learn how deals are struck and ideas become law.
Shortly after the coronavirus pandemic closed down business in much of the country, McGovern was tasked with figuring out how the House of Representatives could continue operating - holding hearings and casting votes - at a time when travel was perilous for lawmakers. And, he did.
We discuss the success of remote voting, the potential of an economic stimulus measure, the projects McGovern has won for his Worcester-based district and his "hope" that earmark spending will return to Congress.
Our conversation took place in mid-October.
Please take a listen and let me know what you think.

Special Guest: Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) .

Links:

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