Meyer: Congress is a waste of time compared to the administrative state
Jared Meyer · How to Fix Homelessness, Expand Telehealth, and Defeat Special Interests with Jared Meyer · Joe Lonsdale · Mar 10, 2022 · at 30:19
Jared Meyer, Executive Director of Cicero Action and former Department of Labor appointee, discusses policy reform strategy with Joe Lonsdale.
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“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.”
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