U.S. Congress

also referred to as: us congress

8 statements across 7 episodes · 0 bullish · 5 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Dec 18, 2020 by David Sacks · across every show →

Everything said about U.S. Congress, oldest first

Dec 18, 2020 negative
What-if
Sacks: 'Defund the police' slogan cost Democrats control of Congress in 2020
“They introduced the slogan of defund the police, and it scared voters across the country into voting for Republicans in Congress, and it probably cost Joe Biden, not the presidency, but Congress”
David Sacks Dec 18, 2020 ▶ 1:01:00 E15: “The Besties” All-In’s inaugural award show covering the best, worst & most memorable of 2020
Apr 9, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Congress is pushing six bills to regulate big tech as monopolies
“Meanwhile, in Congress, they're pushing six bills forward to regulate these companies as monopolies.”
David Sacks Apr 9, 2022 ▶ 56:11 E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more
May 26, 2022 negative
Prediction Held up
Rabois: A flipped Congress will subpoena Twitter over foreign government influence
“But the government, if the U.S. Congress is turned over, there's gonna be a lot of subpoenas flying over to Twitter, because there are absolutely foreign governments influencing some of those decisions at Twitter.”
Keith Rabois May 26, 2022 ▶ 37:26 #AIS: Tim Urban on political discourse + Keith Rabois on early-stage investing in 2022
Jul 9, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Gerstner: Lawmakers say standalone U.S. tech visa reform is dead on arrival
“I sent that to two members of Congress, a Democrat member of the house, a Republican member of the Senate. And I got back nearly identical answers from both of them. They said no chance that happens here dead on arrival because nothing's going to move until we…”
Brad Gerstner Jul 9, 2023 ▶ 1:11:21 E136: Hacking the pod, Threads launches, Fed minutes, immigration, balloon farce, heart health
Nov 17, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Phillips claims US lawmakers spend 10,000 hours weekly on fundraising
“10,000 hours per week is what senators and House members spend raising money.”
Dean Phillips Nov 17, 2023 ▶ 14:46 In conversation with Dean Phillips
Nov 17, 2023 negative
Opinion
Dean Phillips calls PAC check transfers before committee hearings legal corruption
“That a PAC representing a special interest or corporation can hand a 5000 dollar check to a member of Congress at a steakhouse on Wednesday evening And then that member serves on a committee in which that business or special interest has business in front of t…”
Dean Phillips Nov 17, 2023 ▶ 14:58 In conversation with Dean Phillips
Jan 20, 2025 neutral
Insight
Friedberg: Real legislative spending change requires congressional term limits
“So I think without term limits, without the cycling of politicians, we're not going to see real legislative change.”
David Friedberg Jan 20, 2025 ▶ 16:03 All-In Inauguration Day Livestream with the Besties from Washington, DC!
Apr 3, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: U.S.-Iran war cost $70B so far, Pentagon requests $200B more
“War has cost seventy billion dollars so far. That's assuming two billion dollars a day, which there seems to be consensus on via the Department of War. Pentagon has asked Congress For another two hundred billion dollars.”
Jason Calacanis Apr 3, 2026 ▶ 37:56 SpaceX IPO, Iran War Fallout, Quantum Bitcoin Hack, The Space Opportunity
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