Congress

12 statements across 9 episodes · 6 bullish · 4 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Mar 10, 2022 by Jared Meyer · across every show →

Everything said about Congress, oldest first

Mar 10, 2022 negative
Opinion
Meyer: Congress is a waste of time compared to the administrative state
“I think Congress is a waste of time. The administrative state is not a waste of time. It has so much power now. I mean, it's what Congress used to be. That's where the real law.”
Jared Meyer Mar 10, 2022 ▶ 30:19 How to Fix Homelessness, Expand Telehealth, and Defeat Special Interests with Jared Meyer · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 11, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Yang: Congressional incumbents have a 94% reelection rate
“Again, you have a 94% reelect, right? You can be a piece of furniture as long as you play the game.”
Andrew Yang Jan 11, 2023 ▶ 18:43 Andrew Yang Will Change How You Think About Politics · Joe Lonsdale
Nov 30, 2023 positive
Opinion
Gallagher: Sector-specific investment bans work better than individual company blacklists
“I actually think As crude as it is, or less elegant and precise of an instrument as it is, a sector specific approach makes more sense.”
Congressman Mike Gallagher Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 27:16 Ep 72: Illegal Chinese Bio Labs & Secret Police Inside America! Congressman Mike Gallagher · Joe Lonsdale
Nov 30, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Gallagher: Congress close to agreement on narrow TikTok bill
“The way forward is to construct a bill that I think we're very close to getting an agreement on, that is narrowly focused on this issue, that avoids the Restrict Act pitfalls by just basically telling commerce, go figure it out, and that is squarely focused on…”
Congressman Mike Gallagher Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 31:41 Ep 72: Illegal Chinese Bio Labs & Secret Police Inside America! Congressman Mike Gallagher · Joe Lonsdale
Mar 8, 2024 negative
Opinion
Leo: CFPB is probably the worst federal agency in US history
“The CFPB, I think is probably the worst federal agency we've ever seen. It violates every single principle of the separation of powers and checks and balances. And this one in particular, not only violates all of that, but it violates the spending power of Con…”
Leonard Leo Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 27:46 Ep 80: Leonard Leo Knows How to Win and How to Save Our Country · Joe Lonsdale
Mar 8, 2024 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Leo: Beating Back Chevron Doctrine Will Increasingly Restrain the FTC
“I think if we continue to be successful with beating back the Chevron doctrine, And if we continue to be successful in enforcing rules that require Congress to be clearer about what standards agencies need to operate under, yes, I think you can click the wings…”
Leonard Leo Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 26:56 Ep 80: Leonard Leo Knows How to Win and How to Save Our Country · Joe Lonsdale
May 2, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Winston: AV START Act died after McConnell refused a floor vote
“There was one piece of legislation in 2008 yeah, 2000. What was it? 18, 20 18 called AV start. It was held up in Congress. It was supported and McConnell didn't bring it to a vote. And it died and has not been resurrected.”
Dr. Cliff Winston May 2, 2024 ▶ 30:49 Ep 87: Dr. Cliff Winston — Deregulate Lawyers, Deregulate Airlines & Let Markets Correct Themselves · Joe Lonsdale
Jul 22, 2025 positive
Insight
Russ Vought: Aggressive Executive Action Forces Congress to Follow Administration's Terms
“If you just put in motion executively what you can, ah, consistent with the law, it forces Congress to respond in a positive direction. There, it limits their ability to say no. In fact, they have to catch up with you, and you've set the terms with the debate.”
Russ Vaught Jul 22, 2025 ▶ 26:20 New Face of DOGE Agenda Explains the Big Beautiful Bill · Joe Lonsdale
Jul 22, 2025
Disclosure
Vought: White House will make DOGE spending cuts permanent unilaterally if necessary
“We're gonna make these cuts permanent. We've got a lot of different options. We would love to have Congress as a willing partner. But they need to prove that they can pass these bills because otherwise we're gonna have to look at other options.”
Russ Vaught Jul 22, 2025 ▶ 21:44 New Face of DOGE Agenda Explains the Big Beautiful Bill · Joe Lonsdale
Dec 30, 2025
Disclosure
Sununu: Article V Movement Uses Convention Threat to Force Congress Action
“We don't want a convention. We want the threat of a convention because ideally if the states, if we do a convention, Congress has cut out of the process. They don't get to write it. Now what they could do is write it themselves today, like right now. And that'…”
Chris Sununu Dec 30, 2025 ▶ 19:40 These Jobs Will Skyrocket in the AI Economy · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 9, 2026 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Fry: Gallup ranks small business as America's most trusted institution
“Gallup runs a poll every year on the top institutions that Americans trust. Small business has been number one since the poll started. It is 44% higher than Congress, obviously. It's also 22% higher than the healthcare system and it is remain number one.”
Will Fry Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 11:09 How to Turn $15K Into $1M in 2026 · Joe Lonsdale
Jun 5, 2026 bullish
Assertion Supported
Nolan: General Matter won a massive DOE contract for HALEU uranium enrichment
“Congress that appropriated 2.7 billion dollars for HALU enrichment. And we received one of those awards for nine hundred million. So nine hundred million dollar Milestone based contract, which will be earned over the next few years as we build that capability …”
Scott Nolan Jun 5, 2026 ▶ 33:27 SpaceX’s Secret, Nuclear's Rebirth, and the AI Power Crisis · Joe Lonsdale
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