Casey Burgat

2 months ago | marketwatch.com | Casey Burgat

Published: April 9, 2025 at 10:59 a.m. ETAbout the author: Casey Burgat is the director of the Legislative Affairs program at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. He is author of We Hold These “Truths”: How to Spot the Myths that are Holding America Back. Congress isn’t supposed to be a bystander in setting U.S. trade policy. But over the last several decades, that is exactly what it has become.

Mar 6, 2025 | shorturl.at | Casey Burgat

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) has stormed into the U.S. Treasury, cut funding to agencies, and accessed the Treasury’s federal payment system. Is this legal? Is your personal data safe? And who—if anyone or anything—can stop them? In this episode of Mastering the Room, Axios’ Felix Salmon and I talk about:✅ Elon Musk’s wild new government experiment—what exactly is "Doge" and why is it running the U.S. Treasury?

Mar 3, 2025 | aei.org | Kevin R. Kosar |Casey Burgat

The topic of this episode is, “Can term limits fix Congress?”Many Americans, including possibly you, dear listener, look at Congress and think, “These people stink. They spend decades in Congress and are out of touch with the American people and pay too much attention to special interests.” This widespread feeling unsurprisingly leads to nearly 90 percent of Americans telling pollsters they favor term limits for legislators. So would term limits be a helpful reform?

Feb 21, 2025 | liberalpatriot.com | Casey Burgat

A government watchdog unlike any before it, the quasi-official Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the brainchild of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. DOGE has no congressional authorization, no Senate-confirmed leadership, and no formal budget. Yet, in just a few weeks, it has uncovered billions of taxpayer dollars funneled into programs that Congress either never noticed, never cared to investigate, or deliberately ignored.

Feb 17, 2025 | wakeuptopolitics.com | Gabe Fleisher |Casey Burgat

Good morning! I’m sorry there was no R&R on Sunday — I was unfortunately out sick all weekend. But to make it up for the paid subscribers who missed out, I have a special treat: the next installment of the Wake Up To Politics Book Club. Today’s episode is perfect for President’s Day: an interview with on his excellent new book, “We Hold These ‘Truths’: H…