Politics and Policy on the Potomac
Mark Bloomfield, President and CEO of the American Council for Capital Formation, hosts 30-minute conversations with prominent Democrat and Republican members of Congress, former and current economic policymakers, high profile media figures, and business leaders from the broad spectrum of the US economy.
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94 episodes
John Sullivan, former Ambassador to Russia and author of "Midnight in Moscow"
John Sullivan served as the former US Ambassador to Russia under Presidents Trump and Biden. His very timely book documents his time in Moscow when Russia invaded the Ukraine, and that’s why the appropriate subtitle is “A Memoir from the Front ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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43:46
Former House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady
Kevin Brady, former Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, was the main architect of the TCJA, the first major reform of the Internal Revenue Code since 1986.Chairman Brady also served as chairman of the Joint Economic Commit...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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31:34
Stephen Moore, Economic Advisor to President Trump Since 2016, on ‘Trumponomics’
Mark hosts Stephen Moore, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, on ‘Trumponomics’”Stephen Moore is the co-author of Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy, along with Arthur Laffer, the fat...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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39:40
Ukraine Ambassador Oksana Markarova
Mark Bloomfield welcomes H.E. Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States for a conversation on “The Economic Challenges for Ukraine.”Oksana Markova has served as Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States since February ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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40:49
Jovita Neliupšienė, EU ambassador to the US
Mark Bloomfield hosts Her Excellency Jovita Neliupšienė, the European Union Ambassador to the United States, who provided insights into the 2024 U.S. election and its implications for EU-U.S. relations. Ambassador Neliupšienė, with a distinguis...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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49:31
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Mark welcomes Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) for a conversation on his thoughts on five decades in public service.Over the last fifty years, Senator Cardin has earned titles of distinction including “Mr. Speaker” as the youngest Speaker of t...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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25:35
Dr. Art Laffer
Mark Bloomfield welcomes Dr. Arthur Laffer, father of supply side economics and economic advisor to Presidents Reagan and Trump.When he presented Art Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019, President Trump said, “Few peopl...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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53:33
Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
Mark Bloomfield welcomes Representative Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Chair Emeritus of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a member of the Ways & Means Committee, about the “Economic Policy Challenges for Latinos Today”.Representative Sán...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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30:35
Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator for the Wall Street Journal
Mark welcomes Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator for the Wall Street Journal and one of the best commentators on the economy and economic policy. He was part of the team of Wall Street Journal reporters who were awarded a Pulit...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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36:37
Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Mark Bloomfield welcomes Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at Financial Times, about his new book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism. Former Secretary of Treasury Lawrence S...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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51:12
Michael J. Graetz, Professor Emeritus at Columbia and Yale Law Schools
Mark Bloomfield welcomes Michael J. Graetz, Professor Emeritus at Columbia and Yale Law Schools, on his latest book, The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America.Michael J. Graetz is a leading authority on tax politic...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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38:52
Senator Joe Lieberman, Founding Chairman of "No Labels"
Mark hosts A Conversation with Senator Joe Lieberman, Founding Chairman of No Labels, About “No Labels” & the 2024 Presidential Election. Joe Lieberman is the founding chairman of No Labels, a political organization whose state...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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36:37
Jason Furman, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Obama
Mark welcomes Jason Furman, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Obama. Jason Furman is the Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, jointly at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and the Department ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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35:48
Jay Clayton, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner
Mark Bloomfield discusses Proxy Advisors with Jay Clayton, Former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Jay Clayton served as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission from May 2017 to December 2020. He is ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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33:37
Oren Cass, author of "The Once and Future Worker: A vision for the renewal of work in America"
Mark Bloomfield welcomes Oren Cass, author of "The Once and Future Worker: A vision for the renewal of work in America." Oren is an opinion writer for the Financial Times and his work has also appeared in The New York Times and The Wall S...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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57:56
Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Horsford is the 28th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, which is dedicated to "positively influencing the course of events pertinent to African Americans and others of similar experience and situation", and "achieving greater equity ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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27:57
H.E. Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States
Mark Bloomfield welcomes H.E. Francisco António Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States.Ambassador Lopes previously served as Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations since 2017. Prior to that, he serv...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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33:01
Robert Lighthizer, former U.S. Trade Representative
Mark Bloomfield hosts Robert Lighthizer, former United States Trade Representative and author of No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America’s Workers.Robert Lighthizer served in President Trump’s cabinet as t...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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34:35
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) is the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and the Co-chair of both the Blue Collar and European (EU) Caucuses. He is now serving his fifth term in Pennsylvania's Second District. The first in his...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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30:22
John Taylor, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
Mark Bloomfield welcomes John B. Taylor, Ph.D., Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University. Professor Taylor is renowned for his expertise in macroeconomics and monetary policy. He is the author of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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40:16
Jason Grumet, CEO of American Clean Power Association
Mark Bloomfield spoke with Jason Grumet, CEO of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) on June 2. ACP is the foremost trade association representing the clean energy industry, with nearly 800 member companies to provide families and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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29:18
Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor at The Washington Post
On June 1, Mark Bloomfield had a conversation with Jonathan Capehart, a Pulitzer-winning Associate Editor for The Washington Post. Jonathan Capehart has been an opinion writer at The Post since 2007. He was a member of The Post’s editorial boar...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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28:02
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA)
On May 22, Mark Bloomfield hosted Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) for “A Conversation on the State of Natural Gas Production and the Future of LNG Exports.”A committed public servant, Rep. Carter previously served as the Mayor ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:00:46
Theodore Boutrous, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP on Climate Litigation
Mark Bloomfield welcomes Theodore Boutrous, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for a conversation on climate litigation. Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crut...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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37:11
H.E. Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US, on "United Kingdom-American Political & Economic Challenges"
Mark Bloomfield hosts "A Conversation on United Kingdom-American Political & Economic Challenges" with H.E. Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US. Prior to arriving in DC, Ambassador Pierce was the United Kingdom’s P...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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35:11