The Resistbot Podcast

Covering the interconnected issues of Infrastructure, Reconciliation, Filibuster, and the Debt Ceiling in Congress.

Show Notes

✊🤖 Join us for our third episode covering the interconnected issues of Infrastructure, Reconciliation, Filibuster, and the Debt Ceiling in Congress. Today we introduce Christine Lu, co-founder of Cross Border Lab and America Innovates for a global and AAPI perspective.
  • 0:00 - Intro 
  • 2:58 - Welcome Christine Lu 
  • 5:48 - Introducing Infrastructure, Reconciliation, Filibuster
  • 8:40 - Melanie with Audience Q&A
  • 13:04 - Professor Buzzkill
  • 15:31 - Spotlight on the Violence Against Women Act
  • 18:49 - Spotlight on HBCU Funding
  • 21:51 - The History of the Debt Ceiling
  • 29:39 - How the U.S. is Viewed from Abroad
  • 35:01 - Civics Education
  • 39:12 - Debt Ceiling and the Age of Obama
  • 42:40 - Bipartisan Support for Infrastructure
  • 47:05 - The Status Quo
  • 50:46 - Wrap

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Host
Melanie Dione
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Angel Barrera

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