The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire
The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire covers wide-ranging discussions with the Capitol city's policy movers, shakers, and thinkers. The Lunch Hour provides a unique look at the people behind the policy debates that are moving in DC.
Episodes
163 episodes
The REINS Act and the Fight to Rein in the Administrative State: Joe Esposito on Legal Accountability
Joe Esposito, Federal Policy Chief at the Pacific Legal Foundation, joins Andrew Langer to break down how the REINS Act would restore balance between Congress and federal agencies. From regulatory overreach and agency adjudication to the erosio...
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Blocking Cronyism, Restoring Control: Tim Frost on the REINS Act’s Real Power
Tim Frost of the Cicero Institute joins Andrew Langer to talk about how the REINS Act can end regulatory capture and corporate welfare. Drawing on state-level successes, Frost explains how the Act deters bad rules before they’re written—and ret...
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Restoring Constitutional Power: Jeremy Dalrymple on Why Congress Must Step Up
Jeremy Dalrymple of the R Street Institute explains why the REINS Act is more than a policy fix—it's a constitutional imperative. He outlines the political maneuvering behind its delay, the case for legislative accountability, and why both part...
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Regulations as Hidden Taxes: Demian Brady on the True Cost of Big Government
Demian Brady of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation breaks down the silent economic drain of unchecked federal regulations. He and Andrew Langer dig into the REINS Act, regulatory overreach, and how America’s rulemaking machine has become a...
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Congress vs. the Bureaucracy: Adrian Moore on Fixing America’s Regulatory Crisis
Dr. Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy at the Reason Foundation, joins Andrew Langer to explain why the REINS Act matters more than ever. From unchecked federal rulemaking to runaway regulatory costs, Moore offers a candid assessment of how...
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Hillsdale’s Joseph Postell on Constitutional Roots of the REINS Act
Hillsdale professor Joseph Postell unpacks the philosophical and constitutional basis for the REINS Act, exposing how Congress abdicated its lawmaking role to unaccountable agencies. He calls for a return to representative lawmaking and true se...
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Twila Brase on How Regulations Undermine Healthcare Innovation
Citizen Council for Health Freedom’s Twila Brase lays out how federal healthcare regulations crush innovation, stall drug development, and erode doctor-patient trust. She makes the case for the REINS Act to restore legislative accountability.
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State-Level Momentum: ATR’s Patrick Gleason on REINS Acts Across America
Patrick Gleason of Americans for Tax Reform highlights how states are passing their own versions of the REINS Act to combat regulatory overreach. He explains why regulation is a hidden tax and how states are becoming laboratories for reform.
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Cicero Institute: Reining in the Administrative
Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Policy Director at the Cicero Institute, explains how outdated laws are weaponized by agencies and why the REINS Act restores legislative clarity. He makes the bipartisan case for why both parties should be wary of unche...
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Grassroots vs. Government Overreach: AFP’s Fight for the REINS Act
Jeremiah Mosteller, policy director at Americans for Prosperity, breaks down why the REINS Act is crucial for reining in runaway regulation. He argues that unchecked federal agencies impose massive costs on small businesses and American househo...
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Kemp Foundation's Push for Regulatory Reform
Senior Fellow Ike Brannon joins to discuss how the Jack Kemp Foundation views the REINS Act as vital to restoring congressional oversight and curbing runaway regulation. He outlines the dangers of cost inflation by federal agencies and calls fo...
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Global Trade at a Crossroads: Shanker Singham on Distortion, Growth, and the Fight for Free Markets
In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with renowned trade expert Shanker Singham, chairman of the Growth Commission. Together they unpack three decades of global trade evolution—from post-Sovi...
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The REINS Act: Why Stewart Whitson Says It's the Key to Saving Time, Money, and Democracy
In this special edition of Federal Newswire’s REINS Act in Focus, political economist Stewart Whitson joins Andrew Langer to break down why the REINS Act may be the single most important piece of legislation for restoring government accountabil...
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Regulators Gone Rogue: How the REINS Act Defends Property Rights and the Constitution w/ Margaret Byfield
Margaret Byfield pulls no punches in this deep dive into how unelected bureaucrats hijack Congressional intent through sprawling regulations—from the Endangered Species Act to BLM’s conservation leases. As executive director of American Steward...
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The Supreme Court, Chevron, and the Fight to REIN in the Bureaucrats w/ Ilya Shapiro
Ilya Shapiro, constitutional scholar and author, connects the REINS Act to a broader legal battle over separation of powers. He explains how courts have become the battleground for runaway regulation—and how Congress needs to step up. From Chev...
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Regulation Without Representation: How the REINS Act Fixes the Power Imbalance w/ Ryan Young
Senior economist Ryan Young argues the REINS Act is about more than rules—it's about restoring the U.S. Constitution’s balance of powers. With 3,000+ regulations passed every year and barely 100 bills from Congress, unelected bureaucrats are ma...
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Regulation is Bankrupting Us: Why the REINS Act Could Save Trillions w/ Matthew Jensen
Matthew Jensen drops a fiscal truth bomb: regulation is driving up the federal deficit by trillions—and no one at the CBO wants to talk about it. He explains how burdensome rules lower GDP, drive up government spending, and force taxpayers to f...
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$4 Trillion in Red Tape: Why Congress Must Reclaim Regulatory Power w/Dan Goldbeck
Dan Goldbeck breaks down the $4 trillion price tag of America’s regulatory state—and how the REINS Act would flip the script. With only 2.5% of rules classified as “major,” Goldbeck reveals just how little oversight Congress has over massive ec...
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Can Congress Rein in the Regulatory State? Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. on the REINS Act
In this special episode of The Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Fred L. Smith Fellow in Regulatory Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to unpack the REINS Act and why it matters now more than ever...
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How the REINS Act Could Rein in Executive Power with Phil Kerpen
In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment and a leading advocate for the REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny). Phil shares the f...
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Ep. 140 - Rick Santorum
Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum joins Andrew Langer on the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour podcast to discuss the importance of strengthening the nuclear family, the role of faith in American life, and how public policy...
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Ep. 139 - Donald Kochan
In this episode of The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire, host Andrew Langer sits down with Professor Donald Kochan of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. They explore why property rights form the foundation of a free and p...
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Ep. 138 - Leslie Knight
Dr. Leslie Knight, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and family physician, joins Andrew Langer on the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour to discuss military medicine, meritocracy, mentorship, and telehealth. With over three decades of service, D...
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