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Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Honorable Tom Garrett, member of the House of Delegates in the Commonwealth of Virginia serving the citizens of the 56th District. He is a US Army veteran and served in locations including the perilous Balkan region during the 1990s right after the Dayton Peace Accords were signed.
In 2016, Honorable Tom Garrett was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Education and Workforce Committee.   
Tom Garrett has been engaged in foreign policy, civil society and serves as a well-respected advisor on freedom, the rule of law, and religious liberty fronts - having spent time in difficult parts of the world including war-torn Syria and Ukraine. As an attorney, he practices law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 68 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Tune into WTON in Central Virginia on Sunday mornings at 6:00 A.M. (ET).  Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
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<p>In 2016, Honorable Tom Garrett was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Education and Workforce Committee.   </p>

<p>Tom Garrett has been engaged in foreign policy, civil society and serves as a well-respected advisor on freedom, the rule of law, and religious liberty fronts - having spent time in difficult parts of the world including war-torn Syria and Ukraine. As an attorney, he practices law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.</p>

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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

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<p>In 2016, Honorable Tom Garrett was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Education and Workforce Committee.   </p>

<p>Tom Garrett has been engaged in foreign policy, civil society and serves as a well-respected advisor on freedom, the rule of law, and religious liberty fronts - having spent time in difficult parts of the world including war-torn Syria and Ukraine. As an attorney, he practices law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.</p>

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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 68 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Tune into WTON in Central Virginia on Sunday mornings at 6:00 A.M. (ET).  Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

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  <title>America's Roundtable with Governor Phil Bryant | The First 100 Days of President Donald Trump's Second Administration</title>
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Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Governor Phil Bryant, the State of Mississippi's 64th governor, former lieutenant governor, state auditor, legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives and chairman of the Southern States Energy Board.
Phil Bryant is a founding member of BSS Global where he provides strategic advice and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. He serves on the executive advisory board of International Leaders Summit.
America's Roundtable conversation with Governor Bryant brings to the forefront key policy issues including trade and tariffs, the urgency to advance tax reform, unleash energy independence and protect America's sovereignty. 
The timely discussion is focused on President Trump's policies and executive orders — and what it means for America's citizens, taxpayers, local communities and states.
Further reading:
Magnolia Tribune | Vice President Vance touts ‘Mississippi Miracle,’ calls the education reform “pretty incredible” (https://magnoliatribune.com/2025/04/08/vice-president-vance-touts-mississippi-miracle-calls-the-education-reform-pretty-incredible/)
Brief excerpt from the article: 
“This is pretty incredible,” Vice President Vance wrote on X. “Smart education reform drastically improved Mississippi’s schools.”
The reforms began in 2012 under then-Governor Phil Bryant (R), Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (R) and Speaker Philip Gunn (R).
As previously noted by Laurie Todd-Smith in a 2023 Magnolia Tribune column on the making of the “Mississippi Miracle,” only 33 percent of third graders and 32 percent of 8th graders were reading proficiently on state tests that year. She led the governor’s education policy team and is now the Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Education at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Bryant presented lawmakers with an education vision titled “Framing Mississippi’s Future” and in 2013, reforms such as the Literacy Based Promotion Act (3rd Grade Reading Gate), the Pre-K Collaborative, the Mississippi Charter School Act, Dyslexia Education Scholarships, and more were passed and signed into law.
Mississippi unites with Israel at Jerusalem Leaders Summit (https://www.jns.org/mississippi-unites-with-israel-at-jerusalem-leaders-summit/)
Jerusalem | Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant bounded on stage and, in his obvious Southern drawl, greeted the guests of the Jerusalem Leaders Summit, which took place last month at the Inbal hotel.
Bryant was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award for his efforts to strengthen the Israel-U.S. strategic partnership. He is a strong Israel advocate and his emotions were on full display when he addressed the crowd.
“We have so many friends around the world,” he said, “but none as close, and none that I love more than Israel. I am called to be here. Perhaps sometimes we cannot explain exactly why, but that call, that voice, is stronger than any other that we hear, to come to Israel, to Jerusalem, to do what I can to strengthen this relationship.”
The Third Jerusalem Leaders Summit held from Nov. 18-20, proved a unique event featuring leading voices who articulated principled solutions in addressing the 21st-century’s economic concerns, global threats and security challenges.
The parent organization—the International Leaders Summit, co-founded by Joel Anand Samy and Natasha Srdoc—brought together leaders from America, Britain, continental Europe, India and Israel to its inaugural Jerusalem Leaders Summit event in 2015, affirming the rule of law of civilization, based on shared principles and values.
americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/)
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America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
X:
@PhilBryantMS
@americasrt1776
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm     
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    <![CDATA[<p>Follow us on X:<br>
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<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Governor Phil Bryant, the State of Mississippi&#39;s 64th governor, former lieutenant governor, state auditor, legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives and chairman of the Southern States Energy Board.</p>

<p>Phil Bryant is a founding member of BSS Global where he provides strategic advice and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. He serves on the executive advisory board of International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable conversation with Governor Bryant brings to the forefront key policy issues including trade and tariffs, the urgency to advance tax reform, unleash energy independence and protect America&#39;s sovereignty. </p>

<p>The timely discussion is focused on President Trump&#39;s policies and executive orders — and what it means for America&#39;s citizens, taxpayers, local communities and states.</p>

<p>Further reading:</p>

<p><a href="https://magnoliatribune.com/2025/04/08/vice-president-vance-touts-mississippi-miracle-calls-the-education-reform-pretty-incredible/" rel="nofollow">Magnolia Tribune | Vice President Vance touts ‘Mississippi Miracle,’ calls the education reform “pretty incredible”</a></p>

<p>Brief excerpt from the article: </p>

<p>“This is pretty incredible,” Vice President Vance wrote on X. “Smart education reform drastically improved Mississippi’s schools.”<br>
The reforms began in 2012 under then-Governor Phil Bryant (R), Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (R) and Speaker Philip Gunn (R).</p>

<p>As previously noted by Laurie Todd-Smith in a 2023 Magnolia Tribune column on the making of the “Mississippi Miracle,” only 33 percent of third graders and 32 percent of 8th graders were reading proficiently on state tests that year. She led the governor’s education policy team and is now the Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Education at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.</p>

<p>Bryant presented lawmakers with an education vision titled “Framing Mississippi’s Future” and in 2013, reforms such as the Literacy Based Promotion Act (3rd Grade Reading Gate), the Pre-K Collaborative, the Mississippi Charter School Act, Dyslexia Education Scholarships, and more were passed and signed into law.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.jns.org/mississippi-unites-with-israel-at-jerusalem-leaders-summit/" rel="nofollow">Mississippi unites with Israel at Jerusalem Leaders Summit</a></p>

<p>Jerusalem | Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant bounded on stage and, in his obvious Southern drawl, greeted the guests of the Jerusalem Leaders Summit, which took place last month at the Inbal hotel.</p>

<p>Bryant was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award for his efforts to strengthen the Israel-U.S. strategic partnership. He is a strong Israel advocate and his emotions were on full display when he addressed the crowd.</p>

<p>“We have so many friends around the world,” he said, “but none as close, and none that I love more than Israel. I am called to be here. Perhaps sometimes we cannot explain exactly why, but that call, that voice, is stronger than any other that we hear, to come to Israel, to Jerusalem, to do what I can to strengthen this relationship.”</p>

<p>The Third Jerusalem Leaders Summit held from Nov. 18-20, proved a unique event featuring leading voices who articulated principled solutions in addressing the 21st-century’s economic concerns, global threats and security challenges.</p>

<p>The parent organization—the International Leaders Summit, co-founded by Joel Anand Samy and Natasha Srdoc—brought together leaders from America, Britain, continental Europe, India and Israel to its inaugural Jerusalem Leaders Summit event in 2015, affirming the rule of law of civilization, based on shared principles and values.</p>

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@PhilBryantMS<br>
@americasrt1776<br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>    </p>]]>
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<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Governor Phil Bryant, the State of Mississippi&#39;s 64th governor, former lieutenant governor, state auditor, legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives and chairman of the Southern States Energy Board.</p>

<p>Phil Bryant is a founding member of BSS Global where he provides strategic advice and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. He serves on the executive advisory board of International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable conversation with Governor Bryant brings to the forefront key policy issues including trade and tariffs, the urgency to advance tax reform, unleash energy independence and protect America&#39;s sovereignty. </p>

<p>The timely discussion is focused on President Trump&#39;s policies and executive orders — and what it means for America&#39;s citizens, taxpayers, local communities and states.</p>

<p>Further reading:</p>

<p><a href="https://magnoliatribune.com/2025/04/08/vice-president-vance-touts-mississippi-miracle-calls-the-education-reform-pretty-incredible/" rel="nofollow">Magnolia Tribune | Vice President Vance touts ‘Mississippi Miracle,’ calls the education reform “pretty incredible”</a></p>

<p>Brief excerpt from the article: </p>

<p>“This is pretty incredible,” Vice President Vance wrote on X. “Smart education reform drastically improved Mississippi’s schools.”<br>
The reforms began in 2012 under then-Governor Phil Bryant (R), Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (R) and Speaker Philip Gunn (R).</p>

<p>As previously noted by Laurie Todd-Smith in a 2023 Magnolia Tribune column on the making of the “Mississippi Miracle,” only 33 percent of third graders and 32 percent of 8th graders were reading proficiently on state tests that year. She led the governor’s education policy team and is now the Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Education at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.</p>

<p>Bryant presented lawmakers with an education vision titled “Framing Mississippi’s Future” and in 2013, reforms such as the Literacy Based Promotion Act (3rd Grade Reading Gate), the Pre-K Collaborative, the Mississippi Charter School Act, Dyslexia Education Scholarships, and more were passed and signed into law.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.jns.org/mississippi-unites-with-israel-at-jerusalem-leaders-summit/" rel="nofollow">Mississippi unites with Israel at Jerusalem Leaders Summit</a></p>

<p>Jerusalem | Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant bounded on stage and, in his obvious Southern drawl, greeted the guests of the Jerusalem Leaders Summit, which took place last month at the Inbal hotel.</p>

<p>Bryant was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award for his efforts to strengthen the Israel-U.S. strategic partnership. He is a strong Israel advocate and his emotions were on full display when he addressed the crowd.</p>

<p>“We have so many friends around the world,” he said, “but none as close, and none that I love more than Israel. I am called to be here. Perhaps sometimes we cannot explain exactly why, but that call, that voice, is stronger than any other that we hear, to come to Israel, to Jerusalem, to do what I can to strengthen this relationship.”</p>

<p>The Third Jerusalem Leaders Summit held from Nov. 18-20, proved a unique event featuring leading voices who articulated principled solutions in addressing the 21st-century’s economic concerns, global threats and security challenges.</p>

<p>The parent organization—the International Leaders Summit, co-founded by Joel Anand Samy and Natasha Srdoc—brought together leaders from America, Britain, continental Europe, India and Israel to its inaugural Jerusalem Leaders Summit event in 2015, affirming the rule of law of civilization, based on shared principles and values.</p>

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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>    </p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Tom Garrett | President Trump's Priorities — America and the World | Virginia's Rising Energy Cost | America's Leadership on the World Stage Re-Established</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with the Honorable Tom Garrett, representing Virginia's 56th District in the House of Delegates, Commonwealth of Virginia, former U.S. member of Congres, state senator and assistant attorney general for Virginia. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee, Education and Workforce Committee and was a member of the Freedom Caucus.
The conversation is focused on the following topics:
✅ President Donald J. Trump’s notable moves in 26 days. The discussion tracks President Trump's biggest moves to reshape the federal government and address key reform issues including the promise to reduce taxation, and the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency's work to address waste, fraud and abuse with a goal to reduce federal spending. The spotlight is placed on the waste, fraud and abuse within USAID, an agency with a budget of $40 billion. 
✅ An update on Virginia as conservative legislators work to prevent more than $450 million in ‘deficiency fees’ under the Virginia Clean Economy Act from being passed on to hard-working Virginia families. The fees are the result of a Virginia Clean Economy Act provision which penalizes utility companies if they don’t sell enough power from solar and wind installations, as opposed to traditional power plants and carbon-free nuclear power.
✅ The future of the Middle East with President Trump's bold Gaza proposal being hailed as an out-of-the-box thinking and bringing to the region a fundamental paradigm shift to the decades' old status quo which has emboldened terrorist groups and undermined Israel's security and sovereignty. What is the message that President Trump is sending to Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and the warning to Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism? The Trump Administration strengthens America's partnership with Israel. 
✅ President Trump’s conversation with Russia's President Vladimir Putin with a goal to end the war on the European continent. Tom Garrett is one of the few American leaders who visited Ukraine and was just 12 miles from the Ukraine-Russia border meeting with Ukrainian military leaders on the frontline. 
✅ Congressman Garrett is also bringing to the forefront the plight of the 70 million people and hundreds of millions more around the world facing persecution through the new documentary series “Exile.” The project is a collaborative endeavor with Matt Whitworth—the documentary filmmaker known for HBO's "The Swamp."
*Exile | Official Trailer  *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhPV5hsp22A
Tom Garrett acquired his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army, becoming an artillery officer in the United States Army. Achieving the rank of Captain, Tom led soldiers overseas—most notably while deployed in Bosnia. Upon returning to the States, Tom earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond and quickly became an Assistant Attorney General for Virginia.
In 2016, Tom was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Tom won that election with the most votes ever in the 5th Congressional District. Tom served the 5th District for two years before deciding not to seek reelection.
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X:
@ileaderssummit 
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@JoelAnandUSA
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America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with the Honorable Tom Garrett, representing Virginia&#39;s 56th District in the House of Delegates, Commonwealth of Virginia, former U.S. member of Congres, state senator and assistant attorney general for Virginia. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee, Education and Workforce Committee and was a member of the Freedom Caucus.</p>

<p>The conversation is focused on the following topics:</p>

<p>✅ President Donald J. Trump’s notable moves in 26 days. The discussion tracks President Trump&#39;s biggest moves to reshape the federal government and address key reform issues including the promise to reduce taxation, and the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency&#39;s work to address waste, fraud and abuse with a goal to reduce federal spending. The spotlight is placed on the waste, fraud and abuse within USAID, an agency with a budget of $40 billion. </p>

<p>✅ An update on Virginia as conservative legislators work to prevent more than $450 million in ‘deficiency fees’ under the Virginia Clean Economy Act from being passed on to hard-working Virginia families. The fees are the result of a Virginia Clean Economy Act provision which penalizes utility companies if they don’t sell enough power from solar and wind installations, as opposed to traditional power plants and carbon-free nuclear power.</p>

<p>✅ The future of the Middle East with President Trump&#39;s bold Gaza proposal being hailed as an out-of-the-box thinking and bringing to the region a fundamental paradigm shift to the decades&#39; old status quo which has emboldened terrorist groups and undermined Israel&#39;s security and sovereignty. What is the message that President Trump is sending to Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and the warning to Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism? The Trump Administration strengthens America&#39;s partnership with Israel. </p>

<p>✅ President Trump’s conversation with Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin with a goal to end the war on the European continent. Tom Garrett is one of the few American leaders who visited Ukraine and was just 12 miles from the Ukraine-Russia border meeting with Ukrainian military leaders on the frontline. </p>

<p>✅ Congressman Garrett is also bringing to the forefront the plight of the 70 million people and hundreds of millions more around the world facing persecution through the new documentary series “Exile.” The project is a collaborative endeavor with Matt Whitworth—the documentary filmmaker known for HBO&#39;s &quot;The Swamp.&quot;</p>

<p>*<em>Exile | Official Trailer  *</em><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhPV5hsp22A" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhPV5hsp22A</a></p>

<p>Tom Garrett acquired his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army, becoming an artillery officer in the United States Army. Achieving the rank of Captain, Tom led soldiers overseas—most notably while deployed in Bosnia. Upon returning to the States, Tom earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond and quickly became an Assistant Attorney General for Virginia.</p>

<p>In 2016, Tom was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Tom won that election with the most votes ever in the 5th Congressional District. Tom served the 5th District for two years before deciding not to seek reelection.</p>

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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>X:<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a></p>]]>
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<p>The conversation is focused on the following topics:</p>

<p>✅ President Donald J. Trump’s notable moves in 26 days. The discussion tracks President Trump&#39;s biggest moves to reshape the federal government and address key reform issues including the promise to reduce taxation, and the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency&#39;s work to address waste, fraud and abuse with a goal to reduce federal spending. The spotlight is placed on the waste, fraud and abuse within USAID, an agency with a budget of $40 billion. </p>

<p>✅ An update on Virginia as conservative legislators work to prevent more than $450 million in ‘deficiency fees’ under the Virginia Clean Economy Act from being passed on to hard-working Virginia families. The fees are the result of a Virginia Clean Economy Act provision which penalizes utility companies if they don’t sell enough power from solar and wind installations, as opposed to traditional power plants and carbon-free nuclear power.</p>

<p>✅ The future of the Middle East with President Trump&#39;s bold Gaza proposal being hailed as an out-of-the-box thinking and bringing to the region a fundamental paradigm shift to the decades&#39; old status quo which has emboldened terrorist groups and undermined Israel&#39;s security and sovereignty. What is the message that President Trump is sending to Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and the warning to Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism? The Trump Administration strengthens America&#39;s partnership with Israel. </p>

<p>✅ President Trump’s conversation with Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin with a goal to end the war on the European continent. Tom Garrett is one of the few American leaders who visited Ukraine and was just 12 miles from the Ukraine-Russia border meeting with Ukrainian military leaders on the frontline. </p>

<p>✅ Congressman Garrett is also bringing to the forefront the plight of the 70 million people and hundreds of millions more around the world facing persecution through the new documentary series “Exile.” The project is a collaborative endeavor with Matt Whitworth—the documentary filmmaker known for HBO&#39;s &quot;The Swamp.&quot;</p>

<p>*<em>Exile | Official Trailer  *</em><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhPV5hsp22A" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhPV5hsp22A</a></p>

<p>Tom Garrett acquired his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army, becoming an artillery officer in the United States Army. Achieving the rank of Captain, Tom led soldiers overseas—most notably while deployed in Bosnia. Upon returning to the States, Tom earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond and quickly became an Assistant Attorney General for Virginia.</p>

<p>In 2016, Tom was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Tom won that election with the most votes ever in the 5th Congressional District. Tom served the 5th District for two years before deciding not to seek reelection.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>X:<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a></p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Dr. Arthur Laffer  - Part III | Industrial Policy in America Today | Use of Regulation | International Trade</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in their conversation about industrial policy in America today, Kamala Harris's proposal of price controls, smart regulation, energy independence during Trump Presidency, incentives, requiring price transparency for medical services, offseting carbon tax with a reduction of other taxes, tariffs and international trade. 
Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.
Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.
Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.
Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.
Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.
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Twitter:
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America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in their conversation about industrial policy in America today, Kamala Harris&#39;s proposal of price controls, smart regulation, energy independence during Trump Presidency, incentives, requiring price transparency for medical services, offseting carbon tax with a reduction of other taxes, tariffs and international trade. </p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.<br>
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.</p>

<p>He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@LafferCenter<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in their conversation about industrial policy in America today, Kamala Harris&#39;s proposal of price controls, smart regulation, energy independence during Trump Presidency, incentives, requiring price transparency for medical services, offseting carbon tax with a reduction of other taxes, tariffs and international trade. </p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.<br>
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.</p>

<p>He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@LafferCenter<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in a discussion about Ronald Reagan's economic and tax policy, US economic growth of 12% during Reagan, flat tax revolution in Eastern Europe, a proper interpretation of the US debt, deficits and government spending, balancing of the budget and transfer theorem. 
Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.
Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.
Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.
Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.
Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.
americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/)
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter:
@LafferCenter
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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<p>Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.<br>
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.</p>

<p>He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@LafferCenter<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in a discussion about Ronald Reagan&#39;s economic and tax policy, US economic growth of 12% during Reagan, flat tax revolution in Eastern Europe, a proper interpretation of the US debt, deficits and government spending, balancing of the budget and transfer theorem. </p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.<br>
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.</p>

<p>He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@LafferCenter<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Dr. Arthur Laffer  - Part I | The Five Pillars of Prosperity | Low Rate, Broad Based Flat Tax | Spending Restraints | Sound Money | Free Trade | Minimal Regulation </title>
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1) Low rate, broad based flat tax.
2) Spending Restraints.
3) Sound Money.
4) Free Trade
5) Minimal Regulation.
Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.
Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.
Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.
Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.
Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.
americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/)
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter:
@LafferCenter
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in their conversation about the Laffer Curve and the five pillars of prosperity: <br>
1) Low rate, broad based flat tax.<br>
2) Spending Restraints.<br>
3) Sound Money.<br>
4) Free Trade<br>
5) Minimal Regulation.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.<br>
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.</p>

<p>He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-host and economist Natasha Srdoc with Dr. Arthur Laffer, also known as “The Father of Supply Side Economics” in their conversation about the Laffer Curve and the five pillars of prosperity: <br>
1) Low rate, broad based flat tax.<br>
2) Spending Restraints.<br>
3) Sound Money.<br>
4) Free Trade<br>
5) Minimal Regulation.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s career has been marked by experience and success in business, in public policy, and as an academic economist and professor.<br>
During the 1970s, Dr. Laffer was a consultant to Secretaries of the Treasury George Shultz and William Simon and Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He was the first to hold the title of Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget under Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz in the early 1970s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board for both of his two terms (1981-1989). He also advised Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on fiscal policy in the U.K. during the 1980s.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer’s economic acumen and influence in triggering a world-wide tax-cutting movement in the 1980s have earned him the distinction in many publications as “The Father of Supply-Side Economics.” His Laffer Curve is one of the main theoretical constructs of supply-side economics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump&#39;s 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded DR. Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.</p>

<p>He has received numerous awards and recognition for his economic work and authored a number of books, including the End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy—If We Let it Happen, and most recently Return to Prosperity and Trumponomics.</p>

<p>Dr. Laffer currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an institutional economic research and consulting firm.</p>

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<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Ambassador Peter Hoekstra | Reviewing America’s Economic and Security Polices | US Foreign Policy: Focusing on Europe and Israel with an Emboldened China, Russia and Iran</title>
  <link>https://americasroundtable.fireside.fm/ambassador-peter-hoekstra-presidential-debate-2024-economy-inflation-immigration-wars</link>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with distinguished guest Ambassador Peter Hoekstra. The conversation focuses on key issues affecting American families and communities as the country continues to experience persistent higher prices for food and gas. A published report by The Wall Street Journal said, "Yet since January 2021 electricity prices have soared 29.4%—about 50% more than overall inflation."   
The Wall Street Journal in a report on July 3, 2024 stated, "The Fed raised rates at the fastest pace in 40 years in 2022 and 2023 to combat inflation that also rose to a four-decade high. They have held their benchmark rate in a range between 5.25% and 5.5% since last July."    
This discussion on America's Roundtable also provides an update on foreign policy issues impacting America. The conflict in Europe triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Iran-backed terror group Hamas' invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 and Iran's first-ever open attack on Israel on April 13, 2024, have shown cracks in America's leadership on the global stage.
Bio | Ambassador Peter Hoekstra
Ambassador Hoekstra represented the United States as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During his tenure, The Hague hosted the Department of State Global Entrepreneurial Summit in June of 2019, which was attended by over 2000 entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. The Dutch Parliament created the American Friendship Group at his urging.
He continues to aggressively and effectively promote United States foreign policy goals and objectives. Pete served in the United States Congress for 18 years, representing Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District from 1993 to 2011.
He served as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2004 until January 2007. He was a member of the Gang of Eight from 2004 until 2011 receiving the most highly classified information available in the U.S. government.
Prior to his service in the U.S. Congress, Pete had a successful career at Herman Miller, Inc. of Zeeland, Michigan—a company frequently cited as one of the most admired in America and one of the best places to work. Over his 15 year career at Herman Miller, Pete worked in a variety of positions rising through the ranks to become the Vice President of Marketing.
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Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with distinguished guest Ambassador Peter Hoekstra. The conversation focuses on key issues affecting American families and communities as the country continues to experience persistent higher prices for food and gas. A published report by The Wall Street Journal said, &quot;Yet since January 2021 electricity prices have soared 29.4%—about 50% more than overall inflation.&quot;   </p>

<p>The Wall Street Journal in a report on July 3, 2024 stated, &quot;The Fed raised rates at the fastest pace in 40 years in 2022 and 2023 to combat inflation that also rose to a four-decade high. They have held their benchmark rate in a range between 5.25% and 5.5% since last July.&quot;    </p>

<p>This discussion on America&#39;s Roundtable also provides an update on foreign policy issues impacting America. The conflict in Europe triggered by Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Iran-backed terror group Hamas&#39; invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 and Iran&#39;s first-ever open attack on Israel on April 13, 2024, have shown cracks in America&#39;s leadership on the global stage.</p>

<p>Bio | Ambassador Peter Hoekstra</p>

<p>Ambassador Hoekstra represented the United States as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During his tenure, The Hague hosted the Department of State Global Entrepreneurial Summit in June of 2019, which was attended by over 2000 entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. The Dutch Parliament created the American Friendship Group at his urging.</p>

<p>He continues to aggressively and effectively promote United States foreign policy goals and objectives. Pete served in the United States Congress for 18 years, representing Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District from 1993 to 2011.</p>

<p>He served as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2004 until January 2007. He was a member of the Gang of Eight from 2004 until 2011 receiving the most highly classified information available in the U.S. government.</p>

<p>Prior to his service in the U.S. Congress, Pete had a successful career at Herman Miller, Inc. of Zeeland, Michigan—a company frequently cited as one of the most admired in America and one of the best places to work. Over his 15 year career at Herman Miller, Pete worked in a variety of positions rising through the ranks to become the Vice President of Marketing.</p>

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<p>Twitter:<br>
@petehoekstra<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with distinguished guest Ambassador Peter Hoekstra. The conversation focuses on key issues affecting American families and communities as the country continues to experience persistent higher prices for food and gas. A published report by The Wall Street Journal said, &quot;Yet since January 2021 electricity prices have soared 29.4%—about 50% more than overall inflation.&quot;   </p>

<p>The Wall Street Journal in a report on July 3, 2024 stated, &quot;The Fed raised rates at the fastest pace in 40 years in 2022 and 2023 to combat inflation that also rose to a four-decade high. They have held their benchmark rate in a range between 5.25% and 5.5% since last July.&quot;    </p>

<p>This discussion on America&#39;s Roundtable also provides an update on foreign policy issues impacting America. The conflict in Europe triggered by Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Iran-backed terror group Hamas&#39; invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023 and Iran&#39;s first-ever open attack on Israel on April 13, 2024, have shown cracks in America&#39;s leadership on the global stage.</p>

<p>Bio | Ambassador Peter Hoekstra</p>

<p>Ambassador Hoekstra represented the United States as Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During his tenure, The Hague hosted the Department of State Global Entrepreneurial Summit in June of 2019, which was attended by over 2000 entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. The Dutch Parliament created the American Friendship Group at his urging.</p>

<p>He continues to aggressively and effectively promote United States foreign policy goals and objectives. Pete served in the United States Congress for 18 years, representing Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District from 1993 to 2011.</p>

<p>He served as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2004 until January 2007. He was a member of the Gang of Eight from 2004 until 2011 receiving the most highly classified information available in the U.S. government.</p>

<p>Prior to his service in the U.S. Congress, Pete had a successful career at Herman Miller, Inc. of Zeeland, Michigan—a company frequently cited as one of the most admired in America and one of the best places to work. Over his 15 year career at Herman Miller, Pete worked in a variety of positions rising through the ranks to become the Vice President of Marketing.</p>

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<p>Twitter:<br>
@petehoekstra<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

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  <title>America's Roundtable with Amb. Peter Hoekstra | US Economy, Security and Border Crisis | Biden's US-Israel Dangerous Policy Pivot | National Security Concerns as Michigan's Governor Whitmer Woos China</title>
  <link>https://americasroundtable.fireside.fm/ambassador-peter-hoekstra-economy-immigration-china-threat-israel</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy</author>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Honorable Peter Hoekstra who served as America's ambassador to the Netherlands. 
Special Commentary via America's Roundtable Radio | Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy review President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and the China threat.
During 1993-2011, US Congressman Hoekstra served the citizens of Michigan's 2nd congressional district, was the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a member of the Gang of Eight from 2004 until 2011, receiving the most highly classified information available in the U.S. government. 
During his tenure as America's top diplomat to the Netherlands, The Hague hosted the Department of State Global Entrepreneurial Summit in June of 2019, which was attended by over 2000 entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. Pete Hoekstra’s areas of expertise include national security, international relations, cyber security, marketing and business development and his experience as a Fortune 500 executive.
In February 2024, he took over the reins as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. 
Key topics covered with Ambassador Hoekstra on America's Roundtable:
The state of America's economy, the nation's significant challenge with millions of illegal immigrants pouring into the nation since 2021, and the growing concerns of a looming security threat within the nation's borders.
The China threat in states across America: The efforts to mobilize grassroots activists to oppose the efforts undertaken by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Quentin Messer Jr., the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to bring two lithium ion battery manufacturers to Michigan which are headquartered in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and alleged to have ties with Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 
Published report (https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19607/communist-china-michigan): "For the projects in Michigan, there are all sorts of red flags flying around the roughly $4 billion in economic incentives, tax benefits, and infrastructure improvements the state of Michigan is handing out as incentives to CATL/Ford and Gotion to locate the two projects in Michigan. Ford is "licensing" CCP technology for its plant with CATL while Gotion is a subsidiary of a Chinese-based company subject to Chinese surveillance laws. Both already have seen support from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature, which last week began the process of approving nearly $200 million for the Gotion project in Michigan."
Op-Ed by US Ambassadors Pete Hoekstra and Joe Cella | The Detroit News | Against China threat, Whitmer leans into Taiwan (https://www.detroitnews.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitnews.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2F2024%2F03%2F06%2Fhoekstra-and-cella-against-china-threat-whitmer-leans-into-taiwan%2F72868803007%2F)
Brief excerpt: 
"_It is unconscionable and hypocritical of Whitmer to invest billions of Michigan taxpayer dollars in these PRC-based and CCP-tied companies — which are also connected to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Communist North Korea, forced labor in Xinjiang, and Communist Chinese Military Companies — while ignoring the existential threat the PRC and the CCP present to Taiwan. 
Worse yet, the "deals" are shrouded by secret code names, binding and punitive non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and were not subjected to strict scrutiny and due diligence, defying the direction of our national security and intelligence agencies gave to a group of bipartisan elected officials and business leaders. With the threat environment emanating around the globe from the PRC and the CCP today, it takes strong principles to stand and courageously counter the threat to protect our national security._"
Is President Joe Biden's policy threatening Israel's future? Is Biden's administration and political campaign placing electorate considerations above Israel's security and sovereignty? Focusing on Iran's ambitions.
Focusing on the concerns raised by Michigan's voters and the swing state's influence on the presidential election.
Further reading: 
The Wall Street Journal | Biden’s Partisan State of Disunion (https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-partisan-state-of-disunion-891a9a62?mod=opinion_lead_pos1)
The Democratic pep rally had not a single bipartisan grace note
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Twitter:
@petehoekstra
@ileaderssummit 
@AmericasRT
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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<p>Special Commentary via America&#39;s Roundtable Radio | Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy review President Joe Biden&#39;s State of the Union address and the China threat.</p>

<p>During 1993-2011, US Congressman Hoekstra served the citizens of Michigan&#39;s 2nd congressional district, was the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a member of the Gang of Eight from 2004 until 2011, receiving the most highly classified information available in the U.S. government. </p>

<p>During his tenure as America&#39;s top diplomat to the Netherlands, The Hague hosted the Department of State Global Entrepreneurial Summit in June of 2019, which was attended by over 2000 entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. Pete Hoekstra’s areas of expertise include national security, international relations, cyber security, marketing and business development and his experience as a Fortune 500 executive.</p>

<p>In February 2024, he took over the reins as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. </p>

<p>Key topics covered with Ambassador Hoekstra on America&#39;s Roundtable:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>The state of America&#39;s economy, the nation&#39;s significant challenge with millions of illegal immigrants pouring into the nation since 2021, and the growing concerns of a looming security threat within the nation&#39;s borders.</p></li>
<li><p>The China threat in states across America: The efforts to mobilize grassroots activists to oppose the efforts undertaken by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Quentin Messer Jr., the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to bring two lithium ion battery manufacturers to Michigan which are headquartered in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and alleged to have ties with Chinese Communist Party (CCP). </p></li>
</ol>

<p><a href="https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19607/communist-china-michigan" rel="nofollow">Published report</a>: &quot;For the projects in Michigan, there are all sorts of red flags flying around the roughly $4 billion in economic incentives, tax benefits, and infrastructure improvements the state of Michigan is handing out as incentives to CATL/Ford and Gotion to locate the two projects in Michigan. Ford is &quot;licensing&quot; CCP technology for its plant with CATL while Gotion is a subsidiary of a Chinese-based company subject to Chinese surveillance laws. Both already have seen support from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature, which last week began the process of approving nearly $200 million for the Gotion project in Michigan.&quot;</p>

<p>Op-Ed by US Ambassadors Pete Hoekstra and Joe Cella | The Detroit News | <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitnews.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2F2024%2F03%2F06%2Fhoekstra-and-cella-against-china-threat-whitmer-leans-into-taiwan%2F72868803007%2F" rel="nofollow">Against China threat, Whitmer leans into Taiwan</a></p>

<p>Brief excerpt: </p>

<p>&quot;_It is unconscionable and hypocritical of Whitmer to invest billions of Michigan taxpayer dollars in these PRC-based and CCP-tied companies — which are also connected to the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist North Korea, forced labor in Xinjiang, and Communist Chinese Military Companies — while ignoring the existential threat the PRC and the CCP present to Taiwan. </p>

<p>Worse yet, the &quot;deals&quot; are shrouded by secret code names, binding and punitive non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and were not subjected to strict scrutiny and due diligence, defying the direction of our national security and intelligence agencies gave to a group of bipartisan elected officials and business leaders. With the threat environment emanating around the globe from the PRC and the CCP today, it takes strong principles to stand and courageously counter the threat to protect our national security._&quot;</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Is President Joe Biden&#39;s policy threatening Israel&#39;s future? Is Biden&#39;s administration and political campaign placing electorate considerations above Israel&#39;s security and sovereignty? Focusing on Iran&#39;s ambitions.</p></li>
<li><p>Focusing on the concerns raised by Michigan&#39;s voters and the swing state&#39;s influence on the presidential election.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Further reading: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-partisan-state-of-disunion-891a9a62?mod=opinion_lead_pos1" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Journal | Biden’s Partisan State of Disunion</a><br>
The Democratic pep rally had not a single bipartisan grace note</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@petehoekstra<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Honorable Peter Hoekstra who served as America&#39;s ambassador to the Netherlands. </p>

<p>Special Commentary via America&#39;s Roundtable Radio | Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy review President Joe Biden&#39;s State of the Union address and the China threat.</p>

<p>During 1993-2011, US Congressman Hoekstra served the citizens of Michigan&#39;s 2nd congressional district, was the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and a member of the Gang of Eight from 2004 until 2011, receiving the most highly classified information available in the U.S. government. </p>

<p>During his tenure as America&#39;s top diplomat to the Netherlands, The Hague hosted the Department of State Global Entrepreneurial Summit in June of 2019, which was attended by over 2000 entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. Pete Hoekstra’s areas of expertise include national security, international relations, cyber security, marketing and business development and his experience as a Fortune 500 executive.</p>

<p>In February 2024, he took over the reins as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. </p>

<p>Key topics covered with Ambassador Hoekstra on America&#39;s Roundtable:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>The state of America&#39;s economy, the nation&#39;s significant challenge with millions of illegal immigrants pouring into the nation since 2021, and the growing concerns of a looming security threat within the nation&#39;s borders.</p></li>
<li><p>The China threat in states across America: The efforts to mobilize grassroots activists to oppose the efforts undertaken by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Quentin Messer Jr., the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to bring two lithium ion battery manufacturers to Michigan which are headquartered in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and alleged to have ties with Chinese Communist Party (CCP). </p></li>
</ol>

<p><a href="https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19607/communist-china-michigan" rel="nofollow">Published report</a>: &quot;For the projects in Michigan, there are all sorts of red flags flying around the roughly $4 billion in economic incentives, tax benefits, and infrastructure improvements the state of Michigan is handing out as incentives to CATL/Ford and Gotion to locate the two projects in Michigan. Ford is &quot;licensing&quot; CCP technology for its plant with CATL while Gotion is a subsidiary of a Chinese-based company subject to Chinese surveillance laws. Both already have seen support from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state legislature, which last week began the process of approving nearly $200 million for the Gotion project in Michigan.&quot;</p>

<p>Op-Ed by US Ambassadors Pete Hoekstra and Joe Cella | The Detroit News | <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.detroitnews.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2F2024%2F03%2F06%2Fhoekstra-and-cella-against-china-threat-whitmer-leans-into-taiwan%2F72868803007%2F" rel="nofollow">Against China threat, Whitmer leans into Taiwan</a></p>

<p>Brief excerpt: </p>

<p>&quot;_It is unconscionable and hypocritical of Whitmer to invest billions of Michigan taxpayer dollars in these PRC-based and CCP-tied companies — which are also connected to the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA), Communist North Korea, forced labor in Xinjiang, and Communist Chinese Military Companies — while ignoring the existential threat the PRC and the CCP present to Taiwan. </p>

<p>Worse yet, the &quot;deals&quot; are shrouded by secret code names, binding and punitive non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and were not subjected to strict scrutiny and due diligence, defying the direction of our national security and intelligence agencies gave to a group of bipartisan elected officials and business leaders. With the threat environment emanating around the globe from the PRC and the CCP today, it takes strong principles to stand and courageously counter the threat to protect our national security._&quot;</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Is President Joe Biden&#39;s policy threatening Israel&#39;s future? Is Biden&#39;s administration and political campaign placing electorate considerations above Israel&#39;s security and sovereignty? Focusing on Iran&#39;s ambitions.</p></li>
<li><p>Focusing on the concerns raised by Michigan&#39;s voters and the swing state&#39;s influence on the presidential election.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Further reading: </p>

<p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-partisan-state-of-disunion-891a9a62?mod=opinion_lead_pos1" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Journal | Biden’s Partisan State of Disunion</a><br>
The Democratic pep rally had not a single bipartisan grace note</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@petehoekstra<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Fmr. Congressman Dave Brat | Vanishing Middle Class in America | Biden's Executive Order (EO) Unfairly Targets Israeli Jews | Impact of Illegal Immigration in America</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with one of America's top economists ⏤ former US Congressman Dave Brat, vice-president for business engagement at Liberty University. 
America's Roundtable conversation with Congressman Dave Brat covers the following key topics: 
Wealth creation | The growing disparity between America's top 1% and the vanishing middle-class. The persistent inflationary prices adversely impacting America's families. 
Crisis on America's southern border. | The death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia and the arrest of Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen who immigration officials said entered the U.S. illegally.
The policy of peace through strength versus appeasement. The Biden administration's foreign policy placed under the spotlight. 
Serious concerns are raised about President Biden's Executive Order (EO) which unfairly targets Israeli Jews in Judea and Samaria ⏤ the Biblical heartland of Israel, also known as the West Bank. Biden's EO clearly undermines Israel as a strong rule of law nation. Is this EO a departure of US support for the Jewish state? 
Is the Abraham Accords ⏤ the promise of peace and prosperity in the Middle East, and beyond?
Further reading: 
Fox Business | Why are groceries still so expensive?
Quote from Megan Henney, Fox Business : "While inflation has fallen considerably from a peak of 9.1% notched during June 2022, it remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal. And when compared with January 2021, shortly before the inflation crisis began, prices are up a stunning 17.6%. The typical U.S. household needed to pay $211 more a month in December to purchase the same goods and services it did one year ago because of still-high inflation, according to new calculations from Moody's Analytics. Americans are paying on average $1,020 more each month compared with the same time two years ago."
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https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter:
@DaveBratVA7th
@ileaderssummit 
@AmericasRT
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with one of America&#39;s top economists ⏤ former US Congressman Dave Brat, vice-president for business engagement at Liberty University. </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable conversation with Congressman Dave Brat covers the following key topics: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Wealth creation | The growing disparity between America&#39;s top 1% and the vanishing middle-class. The persistent inflationary prices adversely impacting America&#39;s families. </p></li>
<li><p>Crisis on America&#39;s southern border. | The death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia and the arrest of Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen who immigration officials said entered the U.S. illegally.</p></li>
<li><p>The policy of peace through strength versus appeasement. The Biden administration&#39;s foreign policy placed under the spotlight. </p></li>
<li><p>Serious concerns are raised about President Biden&#39;s Executive Order (EO) which unfairly targets Israeli Jews in Judea and Samaria ⏤ the Biblical heartland of Israel, also known as the West Bank. Biden&#39;s EO clearly undermines Israel as a strong rule of law nation. Is this EO a departure of US support for the Jewish state? </p></li>
<li><p>Is the Abraham Accords ⏤ the promise of peace and prosperity in the Middle East, and beyond?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Further reading: </p>

<p>Fox Business | Why are groceries still so expensive?</p>

<p>Quote from Megan Henney, Fox Business : &quot;While inflation has fallen considerably from a peak of 9.1% notched during June 2022, it remains above the Federal Reserve&#39;s 2% goal. And when compared with January 2021, shortly before the inflation crisis began, prices are up a stunning 17.6%. The typical U.S. household needed to pay $211 more a month in December to purchase the same goods and services it did one year ago because of still-high inflation, according to new calculations from Moody&#39;s Analytics. Americans are paying on average $1,020 more each month compared with the same time two years ago.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with one of America&#39;s top economists ⏤ former US Congressman Dave Brat, vice-president for business engagement at Liberty University. </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable conversation with Congressman Dave Brat covers the following key topics: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Wealth creation | The growing disparity between America&#39;s top 1% and the vanishing middle-class. The persistent inflationary prices adversely impacting America&#39;s families. </p></li>
<li><p>Crisis on America&#39;s southern border. | The death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia and the arrest of Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen who immigration officials said entered the U.S. illegally.</p></li>
<li><p>The policy of peace through strength versus appeasement. The Biden administration&#39;s foreign policy placed under the spotlight. </p></li>
<li><p>Serious concerns are raised about President Biden&#39;s Executive Order (EO) which unfairly targets Israeli Jews in Judea and Samaria ⏤ the Biblical heartland of Israel, also known as the West Bank. Biden&#39;s EO clearly undermines Israel as a strong rule of law nation. Is this EO a departure of US support for the Jewish state? </p></li>
<li><p>Is the Abraham Accords ⏤ the promise of peace and prosperity in the Middle East, and beyond?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Further reading: </p>

<p>Fox Business | Why are groceries still so expensive?</p>

<p>Quote from Megan Henney, Fox Business : &quot;While inflation has fallen considerably from a peak of 9.1% notched during June 2022, it remains above the Federal Reserve&#39;s 2% goal. And when compared with January 2021, shortly before the inflation crisis began, prices are up a stunning 17.6%. The typical U.S. household needed to pay $211 more a month in December to purchase the same goods and services it did one year ago because of still-high inflation, according to new calculations from Moody&#39;s Analytics. Americans are paying on average $1,020 more each month compared with the same time two years ago.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Virginia Delegate Tom Garrett — Biden Administration's Failing Economic and Foreign Policies | Iran-Backed Hamas Waging War Against Israel | Why State Competition Matters</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Tom Garrett. In 2016, Tom was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Tom won that election with the most votes ever in the 5th Congressional District. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Education and Workforce Committee. 
He currently serves as a member of the House of Delegates in the Commonwealth of Virginia serving the citizens of the 56th District.
Tom Garrett has dedicated his life to fighting for the oppressed and forgotten not only here in America, but around the world. Tom has been working on a global docu-series project, Exile, which tells the untold stories of those who are persecuted based on their faith or ethnicity.
Key Topics of our discussion:
⏤ America's economy, the urgency to cut federal government spending and to reduce the national debt. 
⏤ The Biden Administration's pressures on Israel for a ceasefire and the recent announcement of a new White House Executive Order targeting Israeli citizens in the West Bank also known as Judea and Samaria. 
⏤ Addressing the Biden administration's foreign policy when reviewing Russian's invasion of Ukraine and the chaotic withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan. 
⏤ Iran-backed Hamas waging war against Israel and the deadly October 7 terrorist attack killing 1,200 people, wounding nearly 5,000 civilians and the more than 100 hostages who remain in captive in Gaza.
⏤ US bases in the Middle East under attack | Three American soldiers killed in Jordan | US Navy vessels targeted by Iran-backed Houthi terror group.
⏤ U.S. Senate hearing on social media platforms | WSJ: Chief executives from tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, faced lawmakers Wednesday, in a hearing highlighting risks that social-media platforms pose to children. 
⏤ State competition: economy, taxes and healthcare. 
[americasrt.com](https://americasrt.com/)
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter:
@ileaderssummit 
@AmericasRT
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm         
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<p>He currently serves as a member of the House of Delegates in the Commonwealth of Virginia serving the citizens of the 56th District.</p>

<p>Tom Garrett has dedicated his life to fighting for the oppressed and forgotten not only here in America, but around the world. Tom has been working on a global docu-series project, Exile, which tells the untold stories of those who are persecuted based on their faith or ethnicity.</p>

<p>Key Topics of our discussion:</p>

<p>⏤ America&#39;s economy, the urgency to cut federal government spending and to reduce the national debt. </p>

<p>⏤ The Biden Administration&#39;s pressures on Israel for a ceasefire and the recent announcement of a new White House Executive Order targeting Israeli citizens in the West Bank also known as Judea and Samaria. </p>

<p>⏤ Addressing the Biden administration&#39;s foreign policy when reviewing Russian&#39;s invasion of Ukraine and the chaotic withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan. </p>

<p>⏤ Iran-backed Hamas waging war against Israel and the deadly October 7 terrorist attack killing 1,200 people, wounding nearly 5,000 civilians and the more than 100 hostages who remain in captive in Gaza.</p>

<p>⏤ US bases in the Middle East under attack | Three American soldiers killed in Jordan | US Navy vessels targeted by Iran-backed Houthi terror group.</p>

<p>⏤ U.S. Senate hearing on social media platforms | WSJ: Chief executives from tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, faced lawmakers Wednesday, in a hearing highlighting risks that social-media platforms pose to children. </p>

<p>⏤ State competition: economy, taxes and healthcare. </p>

<pre><code>[americasrt.com](https://americasrt.com/)
</code></pre>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Tom Garrett. In 2016, Tom was elected to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. Tom won that election with the most votes ever in the 5th Congressional District. While in Congress, Tom served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Homeland Security Committee and the Education and Workforce Committee. </p>

<p>He currently serves as a member of the House of Delegates in the Commonwealth of Virginia serving the citizens of the 56th District.</p>

<p>Tom Garrett has dedicated his life to fighting for the oppressed and forgotten not only here in America, but around the world. Tom has been working on a global docu-series project, Exile, which tells the untold stories of those who are persecuted based on their faith or ethnicity.</p>

<p>Key Topics of our discussion:</p>

<p>⏤ America&#39;s economy, the urgency to cut federal government spending and to reduce the national debt. </p>

<p>⏤ The Biden Administration&#39;s pressures on Israel for a ceasefire and the recent announcement of a new White House Executive Order targeting Israeli citizens in the West Bank also known as Judea and Samaria. </p>

<p>⏤ Addressing the Biden administration&#39;s foreign policy when reviewing Russian&#39;s invasion of Ukraine and the chaotic withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan. </p>

<p>⏤ Iran-backed Hamas waging war against Israel and the deadly October 7 terrorist attack killing 1,200 people, wounding nearly 5,000 civilians and the more than 100 hostages who remain in captive in Gaza.</p>

<p>⏤ US bases in the Middle East under attack | Three American soldiers killed in Jordan | US Navy vessels targeted by Iran-backed Houthi terror group.</p>

<p>⏤ U.S. Senate hearing on social media platforms | WSJ: Chief executives from tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, faced lawmakers Wednesday, in a hearing highlighting risks that social-media platforms pose to children. </p>

<p>⏤ State competition: economy, taxes and healthcare. </p>

<pre><code>[americasrt.com](https://americasrt.com/)
</code></pre>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>        </p>]]>
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  <title>America's Roundtable with Ambassador Sam Brownback | Solidarity with Israel | Threats to Western Civilization | America's Future — Economy and the National Debt | Religious Freedom</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Ambassador Sam Brownback, Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit, former U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (2018-2021), former Governor of Kansas (2011-2018), United States Senator (1996-2011) and Member of Congress (1995–96).  
Topics of our conversation with Ambassador Sam Brownback include:
* recent journey to Israel with former Governor Mike Huckabee and Ambassador Ken Blackwell, 
* the rise of anti-Semitism in America, 
* the Iranian threat in the Middle East and beyond, 
* America's economy, unsustainable growth of the national debt, illegal immigration,
* threats to Western Civilization.  
The conversation also focuses on the state of religious freedom around the world and the forthcoming International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC.
In 1986, Sam became the state’s youngest Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. In 1994, he was elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. 
He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 where he carried the first comprehensive federal anti-trafficking law. 
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 declared human trafficking a federal crime and increased protection for victims. In the Senate he was a leading advocate for freedom of religious liberty around the globe. Sam worked actively on the issue in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. 
He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 where he carried the first comprehensive federal anti-trafficking law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 declared human trafficking a federal crime and increased protection for victims. In the Senate he was a leading advocate for freedom of religious liberty around the globe. Sam worked actively on the issue in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. 
Sam honored a term limits pledge and ran for Governor of Kansas in 2010. He became the 46th Governor of the Sunflower State in 2011 and was re-elected in 2014. 
President Trump nominated Sam to serve as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom in 2017. He resigned as Governor of Kansas on January 31, 2018 and was sworn in to his diplomatic post the next day. He served as Ambassador until January 2021. 
He currently serves as co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit and is a Senior Fellow with Global Christian Relief. He is also chairman of the National Committee for Religious Freedom. 
americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/)
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter:
@SamuelBrownback
@ileaderssummit 
@AmericasRT
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Ambassador Sam Brownback, Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit, former U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (2018-2021), former Governor of Kansas (2011-2018), United States Senator (1996-2011) and Member of Congress (1995–96).  </p>

<p>Topics of our conversation with Ambassador Sam Brownback include:</p>

<ul>
<li>recent journey to Israel with former Governor Mike Huckabee and Ambassador Ken Blackwell, </li>
<li>the rise of anti-Semitism in America, </li>
<li>the Iranian threat in the Middle East and beyond, </li>
<li>America&#39;s economy, unsustainable growth of the national debt, illegal immigration,</li>
<li>threats to Western Civilization.<br></li>
</ul>

<p>The conversation also focuses on the state of religious freedom around the world and the forthcoming International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC.</p>

<p>In 1986, Sam became the state’s youngest Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. In 1994, he was elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. </p>

<p>He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 where he carried the first comprehensive federal anti-trafficking law. </p>

<p>The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 declared human trafficking a federal crime and increased protection for victims. In the Senate he was a leading advocate for freedom of religious liberty around the globe. Sam worked actively on the issue in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. </p>

<p>He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 where he carried the first comprehensive federal anti-trafficking law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 declared human trafficking a federal crime and increased protection for victims. In the Senate he was a leading advocate for freedom of religious liberty around the globe. Sam worked actively on the issue in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. </p>

<p>Sam honored a term limits pledge and ran for Governor of Kansas in 2010. He became the 46th Governor of the Sunflower State in 2011 and was re-elected in 2014. </p>

<p>President Trump nominated Sam to serve as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom in 2017. He resigned as Governor of Kansas on January 31, 2018 and was sworn in to his diplomatic post the next day. He served as Ambassador until January 2021. </p>

<p>He currently serves as co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit and is a Senior Fellow with Global Christian Relief. He is also chairman of the National Committee for Religious Freedom. </p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@SamuelBrownback<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Ambassador Sam Brownback, Co-Chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit, former U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (2018-2021), former Governor of Kansas (2011-2018), United States Senator (1996-2011) and Member of Congress (1995–96).  </p>

<p>Topics of our conversation with Ambassador Sam Brownback include:</p>

<ul>
<li>recent journey to Israel with former Governor Mike Huckabee and Ambassador Ken Blackwell, </li>
<li>the rise of anti-Semitism in America, </li>
<li>the Iranian threat in the Middle East and beyond, </li>
<li>America&#39;s economy, unsustainable growth of the national debt, illegal immigration,</li>
<li>threats to Western Civilization.<br></li>
</ul>

<p>The conversation also focuses on the state of religious freedom around the world and the forthcoming International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC.</p>

<p>In 1986, Sam became the state’s youngest Secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. In 1994, he was elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. </p>

<p>He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 where he carried the first comprehensive federal anti-trafficking law. </p>

<p>The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 declared human trafficking a federal crime and increased protection for victims. In the Senate he was a leading advocate for freedom of religious liberty around the globe. Sam worked actively on the issue in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. </p>

<p>He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 where he carried the first comprehensive federal anti-trafficking law. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 declared human trafficking a federal crime and increased protection for victims. In the Senate he was a leading advocate for freedom of religious liberty around the globe. Sam worked actively on the issue in multiple countries and was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. </p>

<p>Sam honored a term limits pledge and ran for Governor of Kansas in 2010. He became the 46th Governor of the Sunflower State in 2011 and was re-elected in 2014. </p>

<p>President Trump nominated Sam to serve as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom in 2017. He resigned as Governor of Kansas on January 31, 2018 and was sworn in to his diplomatic post the next day. He served as Ambassador until January 2021. </p>

<p>He currently serves as co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Summit and is a Senior Fellow with Global Christian Relief. He is also chairman of the National Committee for Religious Freedom. </p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter:<br>
@SamuelBrownback<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@AmericasRT<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a></p>]]>
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  <title>A Conversation with Professor Dave Brat | State of the US Economy — Inflation, National Debt, Dismal Productivity Growth | US Supreme Court Cases on Section 230</title>
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Dr. Brat served in the United States Congress for Virginia’s 7th District. He served on the Budget, Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.
His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and 20+ years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. He also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy. Dr. David Brat is a distinguished member of the Executive Advisory Board of International Leaders Summit. 
Visit: https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics
The discussion will focus on the following key topics:
 — The state of America's economy and an update on the real economic issues facing Americans and the next generation | The Hill: "The nation’s annual budget deficits are projected to average $2 trillion over roughly the next decade, according to figures released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday."
 —  At this rate, the U.S. national debt at over $31 trillion in 2022 will grow to $51 trillion in just 10 years.
  —  Public education failing smart students.
 — The two forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases focusing on Section 230 and the future of tech and social media companies.
  — The European Union will now apply stricter rules known as the — "Digital Services Act." Reuters: "The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) label companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject to obligations such as risk management and external and independent auditing."
   — Red states—those leaning Republican—are seeing more people moving in when comparing to Democratic-leaning blue states. Post-pandemic, some 14% of Americans have now moved from blue to red states governed by Republicans.
WSJ Report: "Forty-six million people moved to a different ZIP Code in the year through February 2022, the most in any 12-month period in records going back to 2010, according to a Moody’s analysis of Equifax Inc. consumer-credit reports. The states that gained the most, led by Florida, Texas and North Carolina, are almost all red, as defined by the Cook Political Report based on how states voted in the past two presidential elections. The states that lost the most residents are almost all blue, led by California, New York and Illinois."
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<p>Dr. Brat served in the United States Congress for Virginia’s 7th District. He served on the Budget, Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and 20+ years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. He also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy. Dr. David Brat is a distinguished member of the Executive Advisory Board of International Leaders Summit. </p>

<p>Visit: <a href="https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics" rel="nofollow">https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics</a></p>

<p>The discussion will focus on the following key topics:</p>

<p>— The state of America&#39;s economy and an update on the real economic issues facing Americans and the next generation | The Hill: &quot;The nation’s annual budget deficits are projected to average $2 trillion over roughly the next decade, according to figures released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday.&quot;</p>

<p>—  At this rate, the U.S. national debt at over $31 trillion in 2022 will grow to $51 trillion in just 10 years.</p>

<p>—  Public education failing smart students.</p>

<p>— The two forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases focusing on Section 230 and the future of tech and social media companies.</p>

<p>— The European Union will now apply stricter rules known as the — &quot;Digital Services Act.&quot; Reuters: &quot;The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) label companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject to obligations such as risk management and external and independent auditing.&quot;</p>

<p>— Red states—those leaning Republican—are seeing more people moving in when comparing to Democratic-leaning blue states. Post-pandemic, some 14% of Americans have now moved from blue to red states governed by Republicans.</p>

<p>WSJ Report: &quot;Forty-six million people moved to a different ZIP Code in the year through February 2022, the most in any 12-month period in records going back to 2010, according to a Moody’s analysis of Equifax Inc. consumer-credit reports. The states that gained the most, led by Florida, Texas and North Carolina, are almost all red, as defined by the Cook Political Report based on how states voted in the past two presidential elections. The states that lost the most residents are almost all blue, led by California, New York and Illinois.&quot;</p>

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@ileaderssummit <br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

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<p>Dr. Brat served in the United States Congress for Virginia’s 7th District. He served on the Budget, Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and 20+ years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. He also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy. Dr. David Brat is a distinguished member of the Executive Advisory Board of International Leaders Summit. </p>

<p>Visit: <a href="https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics" rel="nofollow">https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics</a></p>

<p>The discussion will focus on the following key topics:</p>

<p>— The state of America&#39;s economy and an update on the real economic issues facing Americans and the next generation | The Hill: &quot;The nation’s annual budget deficits are projected to average $2 trillion over roughly the next decade, according to figures released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday.&quot;</p>

<p>—  At this rate, the U.S. national debt at over $31 trillion in 2022 will grow to $51 trillion in just 10 years.</p>

<p>—  Public education failing smart students.</p>

<p>— The two forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases focusing on Section 230 and the future of tech and social media companies.</p>

<p>— The European Union will now apply stricter rules known as the — &quot;Digital Services Act.&quot; Reuters: &quot;The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) label companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject to obligations such as risk management and external and independent auditing.&quot;</p>

<p>— Red states—those leaning Republican—are seeing more people moving in when comparing to Democratic-leaning blue states. Post-pandemic, some 14% of Americans have now moved from blue to red states governed by Republicans.</p>

<p>WSJ Report: &quot;Forty-six million people moved to a different ZIP Code in the year through February 2022, the most in any 12-month period in records going back to 2010, according to a Moody’s analysis of Equifax Inc. consumer-credit reports. The states that gained the most, led by Florida, Texas and North Carolina, are almost all red, as defined by the Cook Political Report based on how states voted in the past two presidential elections. The states that lost the most residents are almost all blue, led by California, New York and Illinois.&quot;</p>

<p>Visit: <a href="https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics" rel="nofollow">https://gettr.com/user/brateconomics</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

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  <title>A Conversation with Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee | Countering Anti-Israel BDS Movement | Morningstar Placed on Notice — Stating it Violated Arizona's Anti-BDS Law | America's Energy Independence</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a recent conversation with Arizona's State Treasurer Kimberly Yee focusing on her leadership role in countering the dangerous anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment) movement. The conversation highlights the rise of anti-Semitism and how principled leaders across America are calling for principled actions against the BDS movement—a hateful campaign designed to delegitimize Israel and Jewish communities in America and around the world.
Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee put investment firm Morningstar on notice and stated that it violated the state’s anti-BDS law.
The Jewish Insider | Morningstar ESG rating system violates Arizona anti-BDS law, treasurer says (https://jewishinsider.com/2022/08/arizona-kimberly-lee-morningstar-esg-sustainalytics/)
 “As Treasurer, it is my duty to ensure that Arizona does not do business with companies that are attempting to undermine Israel’s economy and violate Arizona’s anti-BDS law,” said Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee. “Morningstar’s ESG rating subsidiary, Sustainalytics, appears to violate Arizona law by negatively impacting ratings of companies doing business in Israel. I continue to strongly oppose the use of woke ESG ratings in order to keep politics out of Arizonan’s livelihoods and retirement accounts.” 
In Treasurer Yee’s letter to Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar Inc., she informed Kapoor that the company had 30 days within receipt of her letter sent on August 18, 2022, to provide written certification explaining how Morningstar’s usage of ESG ratings does not violate Arizona’s anti-BDS law. Further, Treasurer Yee required that Morningstar must provide a written averment that they will not engage in any future boycott activities against Israel. 
“As Arizona’s Chief Banking and Investment Officer, I stand with Israel, and I will not allow taxpayer dollars to become victim to the woke political gamesmanship of ESG ratings. ESG ratings are a political scorecard, not a financial scorecard,” said Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee. “I will not allow companies to promote policies that are antisemitic and discriminatory efforts against Israel, which is America's longtime friend and ally, and a significant trade partner with Arizona.”
Treasurer Kimberly and Arizona's state government have stood in support of Israel's sovereignty and thwarted efforts of American companies working to boycott Israel.
Last year in September 2021, Treasurer Yee withdrew $143 million of Arizona's public funds from Unilever, the parent company of Ben and Jerry's over the ice cream firm’s decision to cease sales in Judea and Samaria also known as the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.
A published report stated (https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/arizonas-state-treasurer-divests-funds-ben-jerrys-anti-semitic-boycott-israel) — "Arizona will not do business with companies that are attempting to undermine Israel’s economy and blatantly disregarding Arizona’s law," said Treasurer Kimberly Yee.
Further reading:
—Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee and 17 Other State Financial Officers Sign a Letter Urging Morningstar Inc. to Terminate all Research and ESG Rating Products that have an Anti-Israel Bias (https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/88330d_f76d931e0e12413d9eee8a4c3202f9f7.pdf)
—Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Notifies Morningstar Inc. that their ESG Rating System Violates Arizona’s Anti-BDS Law (https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/88330d_be269a9c499c4a0cbe41958eb393789f.pdf)
—Jewish News Syndicate | Arizona treasurer says investment firm Morningstar violates state anti-BDS law (https://www.jns.org/arizona-treasurer-says-investment-firm-morningstar-violates-state-anti-bds-law/)
Bio | Kimberly Yee (https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee)
Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. She is Arizona's chief banking and investment officer and oversees the cash management of Arizona's $53 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. Upon taking office in January 2019, assets under management were at $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at over $30.2 billion, an increase of 96 percent in 42 months.
The Arizona Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund has also hit historic record highs increasing by $1.9 billion in value under Treasurer Yee's administration as of June 30, 2022. Voluntary deposits into the Local Government Investment Pool have also increased by 75.4 percent under Treasurer Yee's leadership, reaching a balance of $5.54 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2022. Treasurer Yee led the effort to pass a state law requiring students to have financial education in high school before graduation, and was the first State Treasurer to have visited all 15 counties in Arizona during the first year of her administration.
Treasurer Yee is the Chairman of the Arizona Board of Investment and State Loan Commission and is a member of the State Land Selection Board.  She also serves as Chairman of the Financial Literacy Task Force, Arizona's first-ever statewide body dedicated to advancing personal money management and financial awareness for students, senior citizens, military families and vulnerable populations.
Kimberly served as Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a recent conversation with Arizona&#39;s State Treasurer Kimberly Yee focusing on her leadership role in countering the dangerous anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment) movement. The conversation highlights the rise of anti-Semitism and how principled leaders across America are calling for principled actions against the BDS movement—a hateful campaign designed to delegitimize Israel and Jewish communities in America and around the world.</p>

<p>Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee put investment firm Morningstar on notice and stated that it violated the state’s anti-BDS law.</p>

<p>The Jewish Insider | <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2022/08/arizona-kimberly-lee-morningstar-esg-sustainalytics/" rel="nofollow">Morningstar ESG rating system violates Arizona anti-BDS law, treasurer says</a></p>

<p>“As Treasurer, it is my duty to ensure that Arizona does not do business with companies that are attempting to undermine Israel’s economy and violate Arizona’s anti-BDS law,” said Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee. “Morningstar’s ESG rating subsidiary, Sustainalytics, appears to violate Arizona law by negatively impacting ratings of companies doing business in Israel. I continue to strongly oppose the use of woke ESG ratings in order to keep politics out of Arizonan’s livelihoods and retirement accounts.” </p>

<p>In Treasurer Yee’s letter to Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar Inc., she informed Kapoor that the company had 30 days within receipt of her letter sent on August 18, 2022, to provide written certification explaining how Morningstar’s usage of ESG ratings does not violate Arizona’s anti-BDS law. Further, Treasurer Yee required that Morningstar must provide a written averment that they will not engage in any future boycott activities against Israel. </p>

<p>“As Arizona’s Chief Banking and Investment Officer, I stand with Israel, and I will not allow taxpayer dollars to become victim to the woke political gamesmanship of ESG ratings. ESG ratings are a political scorecard, not a financial scorecard,” said Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee. “I will not allow companies to promote policies that are antisemitic and discriminatory efforts against Israel, which is America&#39;s longtime friend and ally, and a significant trade partner with Arizona.”</p>

<p>Treasurer Kimberly and Arizona&#39;s state government have stood in support of Israel&#39;s sovereignty and thwarted efforts of American companies working to boycott Israel.</p>

<p>Last year in September 2021, Treasurer Yee withdrew $143 million of Arizona&#39;s public funds from Unilever, the parent company of Ben and Jerry&#39;s over the ice cream firm’s decision to cease sales in Judea and Samaria also known as the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/arizonas-state-treasurer-divests-funds-ben-jerrys-anti-semitic-boycott-israel" rel="nofollow">A published report stated</a> — &quot;Arizona will not do business with companies that are attempting to undermine Israel’s economy and blatantly disregarding Arizona’s law,&quot; said Treasurer Kimberly Yee.</p>

<p>Further reading:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/88330d_f76d931e0e12413d9eee8a4c3202f9f7.pdf" rel="nofollow">—Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee and 17 Other State Financial Officers Sign a Letter Urging Morningstar Inc. to Terminate all Research and ESG Rating Products that have an Anti-Israel Bias</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/88330d_be269a9c499c4a0cbe41958eb393789f.pdf" rel="nofollow">—Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Notifies Morningstar Inc. that their ESG Rating System Violates Arizona’s Anti-BDS Law</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jns.org/arizona-treasurer-says-investment-firm-morningstar-violates-state-anti-bds-law/" rel="nofollow">—Jewish News Syndicate | Arizona treasurer says investment firm Morningstar violates state anti-BDS law</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Bio | Kimberly Yee</a></p>

<p>Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. She is Arizona&#39;s chief banking and investment officer and oversees the cash management of Arizona&#39;s $53 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. Upon taking office in January 2019, assets under management were at $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at over $30.2 billion, an increase of 96 percent in 42 months.</p>

<p>The Arizona Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund has also hit historic record highs increasing by $1.9 billion in value under Treasurer Yee&#39;s administration as of June 30, 2022. Voluntary deposits into the Local Government Investment Pool have also increased by 75.4 percent under Treasurer Yee&#39;s leadership, reaching a balance of $5.54 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2022. Treasurer Yee led the effort to pass a state law requiring students to have financial education in high school before graduation, and was the first State Treasurer to have visited all 15 counties in Arizona during the first year of her administration.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee is the Chairman of the Arizona Board of Investment and State Loan Commission and is a member of the State Land Selection Board.  She also serves as Chairman of the Financial Literacy Task Force, Arizona&#39;s first-ever statewide body dedicated to advancing personal money management and financial awareness for students, senior citizens, military families and vulnerable populations.</p>

<p>Kimberly served as Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.</p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a recent conversation with Arizona&#39;s State Treasurer Kimberly Yee focusing on her leadership role in countering the dangerous anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Sanctions, and Divestment) movement. The conversation highlights the rise of anti-Semitism and how principled leaders across America are calling for principled actions against the BDS movement—a hateful campaign designed to delegitimize Israel and Jewish communities in America and around the world.</p>

<p>Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee put investment firm Morningstar on notice and stated that it violated the state’s anti-BDS law.</p>

<p>The Jewish Insider | <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2022/08/arizona-kimberly-lee-morningstar-esg-sustainalytics/" rel="nofollow">Morningstar ESG rating system violates Arizona anti-BDS law, treasurer says</a></p>

<p>“As Treasurer, it is my duty to ensure that Arizona does not do business with companies that are attempting to undermine Israel’s economy and violate Arizona’s anti-BDS law,” said Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee. “Morningstar’s ESG rating subsidiary, Sustainalytics, appears to violate Arizona law by negatively impacting ratings of companies doing business in Israel. I continue to strongly oppose the use of woke ESG ratings in order to keep politics out of Arizonan’s livelihoods and retirement accounts.” </p>

<p>In Treasurer Yee’s letter to Kunal Kapoor, CEO of Morningstar Inc., she informed Kapoor that the company had 30 days within receipt of her letter sent on August 18, 2022, to provide written certification explaining how Morningstar’s usage of ESG ratings does not violate Arizona’s anti-BDS law. Further, Treasurer Yee required that Morningstar must provide a written averment that they will not engage in any future boycott activities against Israel. </p>

<p>“As Arizona’s Chief Banking and Investment Officer, I stand with Israel, and I will not allow taxpayer dollars to become victim to the woke political gamesmanship of ESG ratings. ESG ratings are a political scorecard, not a financial scorecard,” said Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee. “I will not allow companies to promote policies that are antisemitic and discriminatory efforts against Israel, which is America&#39;s longtime friend and ally, and a significant trade partner with Arizona.”</p>

<p>Treasurer Kimberly and Arizona&#39;s state government have stood in support of Israel&#39;s sovereignty and thwarted efforts of American companies working to boycott Israel.</p>

<p>Last year in September 2021, Treasurer Yee withdrew $143 million of Arizona&#39;s public funds from Unilever, the parent company of Ben and Jerry&#39;s over the ice cream firm’s decision to cease sales in Judea and Samaria also known as the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/arizonas-state-treasurer-divests-funds-ben-jerrys-anti-semitic-boycott-israel" rel="nofollow">A published report stated</a> — &quot;Arizona will not do business with companies that are attempting to undermine Israel’s economy and blatantly disregarding Arizona’s law,&quot; said Treasurer Kimberly Yee.</p>

<p>Further reading:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/88330d_f76d931e0e12413d9eee8a4c3202f9f7.pdf" rel="nofollow">—Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee and 17 Other State Financial Officers Sign a Letter Urging Morningstar Inc. to Terminate all Research and ESG Rating Products that have an Anti-Israel Bias</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/88330d_be269a9c499c4a0cbe41958eb393789f.pdf" rel="nofollow">—Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Notifies Morningstar Inc. that their ESG Rating System Violates Arizona’s Anti-BDS Law</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.jns.org/arizona-treasurer-says-investment-firm-morningstar-violates-state-anti-bds-law/" rel="nofollow">—Jewish News Syndicate | Arizona treasurer says investment firm Morningstar violates state anti-BDS law</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Bio | Kimberly Yee</a></p>

<p>Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. She is Arizona&#39;s chief banking and investment officer and oversees the cash management of Arizona&#39;s $53 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. Upon taking office in January 2019, assets under management were at $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at over $30.2 billion, an increase of 96 percent in 42 months.</p>

<p>The Arizona Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund has also hit historic record highs increasing by $1.9 billion in value under Treasurer Yee&#39;s administration as of June 30, 2022. Voluntary deposits into the Local Government Investment Pool have also increased by 75.4 percent under Treasurer Yee&#39;s leadership, reaching a balance of $5.54 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2022. Treasurer Yee led the effort to pass a state law requiring students to have financial education in high school before graduation, and was the first State Treasurer to have visited all 15 counties in Arizona during the first year of her administration.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee is the Chairman of the Arizona Board of Investment and State Loan Commission and is a member of the State Land Selection Board.  She also serves as Chairman of the Financial Literacy Task Force, Arizona&#39;s first-ever statewide body dedicated to advancing personal money management and financial awareness for students, senior citizens, military families and vulnerable populations.</p>

<p>Kimberly served as Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.</p>

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<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee | Update on Divestment of $143 Million from Unilever - Ben and Jerry's Boycot of Israel | Restoring America's Energy Independence | National Security Crisis at the US Southern Border</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a conversation with Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona  (https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee)and former Arizona Senate Majority Leader. Arizona and the Arizona Treasurer’s Office was the first state to divest state funds from Ben &amp;amp; Jerry’s due to their Israeli settlement boycott in Judea and Samaria last September. On September 7, 2021, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee's divested $143 million of public funds from Unilever PLC, Ben and Jerry's parent company.
Treasurer Kimberly Yee provides the latest update on Ben &amp;amp; Jerry’s and the actions taken by its parent company Unilever.
"As Arizona Treasurer, I've divested all state funds from Ben &amp;amp; Jerry's for boycotting Israel," Yee tweeted (https://twitter.com/KimberlyYeeAZ/status/1435279685399678982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw). "Israel is and will continue to be a major trade partner of AZ. #IStandWithIsrael and I will not allow taxpayer dollars to go towards anti-Semitic, discriminatory efforts against Israel."
The discussion with Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee also focuses on America's inflation surge and the solutions presented to address the nation's energy crisis and the national security at the southern border. Arizona spans more than 370 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is on pace to make more than 2 million arrests along the Mexico border during the 2022 fiscal year. 
On the energy front, Kimberly Yee has been a leading voice to hold to account the U.S. banking industry and the world’s largest asset managers when it comes to efforts to boycott energy companies. In November 2021, Treasurer Yee joined a coalition of 15 Republican Treasurers, Auditors, and Comptrollers of states representing over $600 billion in public assets with a warning that it could potentially reduce future business with banks that cut off financing for oil, gas, and coal.
The letter reads:
"We have a compelling government interest, when acting as participants in the financial services market on behalf of our respective states, to select financial institutions that are not engaged in tactics to harm the very people whose money they are handling. Further, we have the responsibility, as fiduciaries and stewards of more than $600 billion (https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Republican-States-Could-Pull-600B-From-Anti-Fossil-Fuel-Banks.html), to ensure that our financial service providers are free from harmful conflicts of interest that could jeopardize state funds. Any financial institution that has adopted policies aimed at diminishing a large portion of our states’ revenue has a major conflict of interest against holding, maintaining, or managing those funds."
11-23-2021   Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Takes Action to Combat Biden Administration Efforts to De-Bank Reliable Energy Firms (https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/8bb536_af14647f8e5d490cbc1783deb42c31f2.pdf)
11-22-2021   Letter from U.S. State Treasurers to the United States Banks to end boycott of reliable energy companies (https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/8bb536_f9575958fcdb45f6a6b7d5d4cff8fea3.pdf)
Bio | Kimberly Yee (https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee)
Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. She is Arizona's chief banking and investment officer and oversees the cash management of Arizona's $53 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. Upon taking office in January 2019, assets under management were at $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at over $29.9 billion, an increase of 94 percent in 41 months.
The Arizona Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund has also hit historic record highs increasing by $1.9 billion in value under Treasurer Yee's administration as of May 31, ,2022. Voluntary deposits into the Local Government Investment Pool have also increased by 74 percent under Treasurer Yee's leadership, reaching a record high balance of $5.87 billion in total assets as of May 31, 2022.
Treasurer Yee led the effort to pass a state law requiring students to have financial education in high school before graduation, and was the first State Treasurer to have visited all 15 counties in Arizona during the first year of her administration.
Treasurer Yee is the Chairman of the Arizona Board of Investment and State Loan Commission and is a member of the State Land Selection Board.  She also serves as Chairman of the Financial Literacy Task Force, Arizona's first-ever statewide body dedicated to advancing personal money management and financial awareness for students, senior citizens, military families and vulnerable populations.
Treasurer Yee is the Administrator of the AZ529 Education Savings Plan. Since the Fall of 2020, Kimberly has grown assets to nearly $1.8 billion with more than 20,000 new accounts opened to help families save for higher education and workforce development.
Born and raised in Arizona, Treasurer Kimberly Yee is the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Arizona’s history. She is also the first Chinese American Republican woman to win a major statewide office in the history of the United States.  In 2010, she became the first Asian American woman elected to the Arizona Legislature and served for eight years, both in the House and the Senate.
Kimberly served as Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.
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America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. 
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a conversation with <a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona </a>and former Arizona Senate Majority Leader. Arizona and the Arizona Treasurer’s Office was the first state to divest state funds from Ben &amp; Jerry’s due to their Israeli settlement boycott in Judea and Samaria last September. On September 7, 2021, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee&#39;s divested $143 million of public funds from Unilever PLC, Ben and Jerry&#39;s parent company.</p>

<p>Treasurer Kimberly Yee provides the latest update on Ben &amp; Jerry’s and the actions taken by its parent company Unilever.</p>

<p>&quot;As Arizona Treasurer, I&#39;ve divested all state funds from Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s for boycotting Israel,&quot; Yee <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyYeeAZ/status/1435279685399678982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">tweeted</a>. &quot;Israel is and will continue to be a major trade partner of AZ. #IStandWithIsrael and I will not allow taxpayer dollars to go towards anti-Semitic, discriminatory efforts against Israel.&quot;</p>

<p>The discussion with Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee also focuses on America&#39;s inflation surge and the solutions presented to address the nation&#39;s energy crisis and the national security at the southern border. Arizona spans more than 370 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is on pace to make more than 2 million arrests along the Mexico border during the 2022 fiscal year. </p>

<p>On the energy front, Kimberly Yee has been a leading voice to hold to account the U.S. banking industry and the world’s largest asset managers when it comes to efforts to boycott energy companies. In November 2021, Treasurer Yee joined a coalition of 15 Republican Treasurers, Auditors, and Comptrollers of states representing over $600 billion in public assets with a warning that it could potentially reduce future business with banks that cut off financing for oil, gas, and coal.</p>

<p>The letter reads:</p>

<p>&quot;We have a compelling government interest, when acting as participants in the financial services market on behalf of our respective states, to select financial institutions that are not engaged in tactics to harm the very people whose money they are handling. Further, we have the responsibility, as fiduciaries and stewards of more than <a href="https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Republican-States-Could-Pull-600B-From-Anti-Fossil-Fuel-Banks.html" rel="nofollow">$600 billion</a>, to ensure that our financial service providers are free from harmful conflicts of interest that could jeopardize state funds. Any financial institution that has adopted policies aimed at diminishing a large portion of our states’ revenue has a major conflict of interest against holding, maintaining, or managing those funds.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/8bb536_af14647f8e5d490cbc1783deb42c31f2.pdf" rel="nofollow">11-23-2021   Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Takes Action to Combat Biden Administration Efforts to De-Bank Reliable Energy Firms</a></p>

<p>11-22-2021   <a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/8bb536_f9575958fcdb45f6a6b7d5d4cff8fea3.pdf" rel="nofollow">Letter from U.S. State Treasurers to the United States Banks to end boycott of reliable energy companies</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Bio | Kimberly Yee</a></p>

<p>Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. She is Arizona&#39;s chief banking and investment officer and oversees the cash management of Arizona&#39;s $53 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. Upon taking office in January 2019, assets under management were at $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at over $29.9 billion, an increase of 94 percent in 41 months.</p>

<p>The Arizona Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund has also hit historic record highs increasing by $1.9 billion in value under Treasurer Yee&#39;s administration as of May 31, ,2022. Voluntary deposits into the Local Government Investment Pool have also increased by 74 percent under Treasurer Yee&#39;s leadership, reaching a record high balance of $5.87 billion in total assets as of May 31, 2022.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee led the effort to pass a state law requiring students to have financial education in high school before graduation, and was the first State Treasurer to have visited all 15 counties in Arizona during the first year of her administration.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee is the Chairman of the Arizona Board of Investment and State Loan Commission and is a member of the State Land Selection Board.  She also serves as Chairman of the Financial Literacy Task Force, Arizona&#39;s first-ever statewide body dedicated to advancing personal money management and financial awareness for students, senior citizens, military families and vulnerable populations.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee is the Administrator of the AZ529 Education Savings Plan. Since the Fall of 2020, Kimberly has grown assets to nearly $1.8 billion with more than 20,000 new accounts opened to help families save for higher education and workforce development.</p>

<p>Born and raised in Arizona, Treasurer Kimberly Yee is the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Arizona’s history. She is also the first Chinese American Republican woman to win a major statewide office in the history of the United States.  In 2010, she became the first Asian American woman elected to the Arizona Legislature and served for eight years, both in the House and the Senate.</p>

<p>Kimberly served as Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.</p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@KimberlyYeeAZ<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America’s Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. </p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a conversation with <a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona </a>and former Arizona Senate Majority Leader. Arizona and the Arizona Treasurer’s Office was the first state to divest state funds from Ben &amp; Jerry’s due to their Israeli settlement boycott in Judea and Samaria last September. On September 7, 2021, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee&#39;s divested $143 million of public funds from Unilever PLC, Ben and Jerry&#39;s parent company.</p>

<p>Treasurer Kimberly Yee provides the latest update on Ben &amp; Jerry’s and the actions taken by its parent company Unilever.</p>

<p>&quot;As Arizona Treasurer, I&#39;ve divested all state funds from Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s for boycotting Israel,&quot; Yee <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyYeeAZ/status/1435279685399678982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow">tweeted</a>. &quot;Israel is and will continue to be a major trade partner of AZ. #IStandWithIsrael and I will not allow taxpayer dollars to go towards anti-Semitic, discriminatory efforts against Israel.&quot;</p>

<p>The discussion with Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee also focuses on America&#39;s inflation surge and the solutions presented to address the nation&#39;s energy crisis and the national security at the southern border. Arizona spans more than 370 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is on pace to make more than 2 million arrests along the Mexico border during the 2022 fiscal year. </p>

<p>On the energy front, Kimberly Yee has been a leading voice to hold to account the U.S. banking industry and the world’s largest asset managers when it comes to efforts to boycott energy companies. In November 2021, Treasurer Yee joined a coalition of 15 Republican Treasurers, Auditors, and Comptrollers of states representing over $600 billion in public assets with a warning that it could potentially reduce future business with banks that cut off financing for oil, gas, and coal.</p>

<p>The letter reads:</p>

<p>&quot;We have a compelling government interest, when acting as participants in the financial services market on behalf of our respective states, to select financial institutions that are not engaged in tactics to harm the very people whose money they are handling. Further, we have the responsibility, as fiduciaries and stewards of more than <a href="https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Republican-States-Could-Pull-600B-From-Anti-Fossil-Fuel-Banks.html" rel="nofollow">$600 billion</a>, to ensure that our financial service providers are free from harmful conflicts of interest that could jeopardize state funds. Any financial institution that has adopted policies aimed at diminishing a large portion of our states’ revenue has a major conflict of interest against holding, maintaining, or managing those funds.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/8bb536_af14647f8e5d490cbc1783deb42c31f2.pdf" rel="nofollow">11-23-2021   Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Takes Action to Combat Biden Administration Efforts to De-Bank Reliable Energy Firms</a></p>

<p>11-22-2021   <a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/_files/ugd/8bb536_f9575958fcdb45f6a6b7d5d4cff8fea3.pdf" rel="nofollow">Letter from U.S. State Treasurers to the United States Banks to end boycott of reliable energy companies</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Bio | Kimberly Yee</a></p>

<p>Kimberly Yee is the State Treasurer of Arizona. She is Arizona&#39;s chief banking and investment officer and oversees the cash management of Arizona&#39;s $53 billion state budget and payments to agencies, local governments and schools. Upon taking office in January 2019, assets under management were at $15.4 billion. Today, assets under management stand at over $29.9 billion, an increase of 94 percent in 41 months.</p>

<p>The Arizona Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund has also hit historic record highs increasing by $1.9 billion in value under Treasurer Yee&#39;s administration as of May 31, ,2022. Voluntary deposits into the Local Government Investment Pool have also increased by 74 percent under Treasurer Yee&#39;s leadership, reaching a record high balance of $5.87 billion in total assets as of May 31, 2022.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee led the effort to pass a state law requiring students to have financial education in high school before graduation, and was the first State Treasurer to have visited all 15 counties in Arizona during the first year of her administration.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee is the Chairman of the Arizona Board of Investment and State Loan Commission and is a member of the State Land Selection Board.  She also serves as Chairman of the Financial Literacy Task Force, Arizona&#39;s first-ever statewide body dedicated to advancing personal money management and financial awareness for students, senior citizens, military families and vulnerable populations.</p>

<p>Treasurer Yee is the Administrator of the AZ529 Education Savings Plan. Since the Fall of 2020, Kimberly has grown assets to nearly $1.8 billion with more than 20,000 new accounts opened to help families save for higher education and workforce development.</p>

<p>Born and raised in Arizona, Treasurer Kimberly Yee is the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Arizona’s history. She is also the first Chinese American Republican woman to win a major statewide office in the history of the United States.  In 2010, she became the first Asian American woman elected to the Arizona Legislature and served for eight years, both in the House and the Senate.</p>

<p>Kimberly served as Senate Majority Leader and became the second woman elected to this position in Arizona’s history, following U.S. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served the position in 1973, forty-four years earlier.</p>

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  <title>Governor Phil Bryant | The Impact of Rising Inflation and the National Debt | National Security Crisis at the U.S. Southern Border | Weakness on the US Foreign Policy Front — Afghanistan, Iran, Russia-Ukraine Crisis and China </title>
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  <description>Governor Phil Bryant  (2012-2020) joins America's Roundtable Radio co-hosts  Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation to address the growing concerns of skyrocketing inflation and how it is impacting families and small businesses across the country. The discussion will also highlight history's economic lessons of recession and the urgency to curtail government spending and reduce the national debt.  The national security crisis at the U.S. southern border with 2 million illegal immigrants crossing over into America during fiscal year 2021, and serious challenges for state goverments across the country.
On the foreign policy front, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is brought to the forefront. The program highlights the importance of advancing principled solutions for America and advancing peace through strength.
Governor Bryant served two terms as Mississippi’s 64th governor from 2012 to January 2020 and served as Mississippi’s lieutenant governor, as state auditor, and as a legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Phil Bryant is a founding member of Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners where he provides strategic advice and counsel and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. He is a distinguished guest-host of America's Roundtable and serves on the International Leaders Summit's leadership board. 
While serving as Mississippi’s chief executive officer, Governor Bryant largely centered his efforts on creating new economic opportunities, among other things. Under Governor Bryant’s leadership Mississippi saw its lowest-ever unemployment rate, its lowest-ever high school dropout rate, its lowest-ever teen pregnancy rate, its highest-ever number of jobs, its highest-ever number of graduating physicians, its highest-ever K-12 reading and math improvement scores, and its highest-ever high school graduation rate.
Governor Bryant’s dedicated focus on economic development yielded more than $8 billion in private sector investment in Mississippi as well as the largest economic project in state history—a landmark agreement with Continental Tire to build a major manufacturing facility in central Mississippi and create more than 2,500 new jobs.
Governor Bryant dovetailed public education reforms with a strong focus on workforce training programs and job creation. His administration worked to improve career-technical training programs and their delivery through Mississippi’s top-rated community and junior college system, pairing program offerings with local workforce opportunities and collaborating with the K-12 system to strengthen high school vocational programs.
He worked closely with the University of Mississippi Medical Center to build a new School of Medicine and to increase the number of graduating physicians each year; to position Mississippi as a national leader in telemedicine services and technology; and to create a state-of-the-art residential facility to care for medically fragile children.
Governor Bryant served as chairman of the Education Commission of the States; chairman of the Southern States Energy Board; chairman of Jobs for America’s Graduates; and chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society of the United States.
Further reading:
WSJ | Worried About Inflation and Supply Constraints? Try Being a Small Business.
Larger companies have used their heft to turn higher demand into increased earnings, but smaller firms are adding debt and burning cash
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-inflation-suppy-chains-small-business-11645463508
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    <![CDATA[<p>Governor Phil Bryant  (2012-2020) joins America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts  Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation to address the growing concerns of skyrocketing inflation and how it is impacting families and small businesses across the country. The discussion will also highlight history&#39;s economic lessons of recession and the urgency to curtail government spending and reduce the national debt.  The national security crisis at the U.S. southern border with 2 million illegal immigrants crossing over into America during fiscal year 2021, and serious challenges for state goverments across the country.</p>

<p>On the foreign policy front, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is brought to the forefront. The program highlights the importance of advancing principled solutions for America and advancing peace through strength.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant served two terms as Mississippi’s 64th governor from 2012 to January 2020 and served as Mississippi’s lieutenant governor, as state auditor, and as a legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Phil Bryant is a founding member of Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners where he provides strategic advice and counsel and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. He is a distinguished guest-host of America&#39;s Roundtable and serves on the International Leaders Summit&#39;s leadership board. </p>

<p>While serving as Mississippi’s chief executive officer, Governor Bryant largely centered his efforts on creating new economic opportunities, among other things. Under Governor Bryant’s leadership Mississippi saw its lowest-ever unemployment rate, its lowest-ever high school dropout rate, its lowest-ever teen pregnancy rate, its highest-ever number of jobs, its highest-ever number of graduating physicians, its highest-ever K-12 reading and math improvement scores, and its highest-ever high school graduation rate.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant’s dedicated focus on economic development yielded more than $8 billion in private sector investment in Mississippi as well as the largest economic project in state history—a landmark agreement with Continental Tire to build a major manufacturing facility in central Mississippi and create more than 2,500 new jobs.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant dovetailed public education reforms with a strong focus on workforce training programs and job creation. His administration worked to improve career-technical training programs and their delivery through Mississippi’s top-rated community and junior college system, pairing program offerings with local workforce opportunities and collaborating with the K-12 system to strengthen high school vocational programs.</p>

<p>He worked closely with the University of Mississippi Medical Center to build a new School of Medicine and to increase the number of graduating physicians each year; to position Mississippi as a national leader in telemedicine services and technology; and to create a state-of-the-art residential facility to care for medically fragile children.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant served as chairman of the Education Commission of the States; chairman of the Southern States Energy Board; chairman of Jobs for America’s Graduates; and chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society of the United States.</p>

<p>Further reading:</p>

<p><strong>WSJ | Worried About Inflation and Supply Constraints? Try Being a Small Business.</strong><br>
<em>Larger companies have used their heft to turn higher demand into increased earnings, but smaller firms are adding debt and burning cash</em><br>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-inflation-suppy-chains-small-business-11645463508" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-inflation-suppy-chains-small-business-11645463508</a></p>

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@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Governor Phil Bryant  (2012-2020) joins America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts  Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation to address the growing concerns of skyrocketing inflation and how it is impacting families and small businesses across the country. The discussion will also highlight history&#39;s economic lessons of recession and the urgency to curtail government spending and reduce the national debt.  The national security crisis at the U.S. southern border with 2 million illegal immigrants crossing over into America during fiscal year 2021, and serious challenges for state goverments across the country.</p>

<p>On the foreign policy front, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is brought to the forefront. The program highlights the importance of advancing principled solutions for America and advancing peace through strength.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant served two terms as Mississippi’s 64th governor from 2012 to January 2020 and served as Mississippi’s lieutenant governor, as state auditor, and as a legislator in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Phil Bryant is a founding member of Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners where he provides strategic advice and counsel and business development services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders. He is a distinguished guest-host of America&#39;s Roundtable and serves on the International Leaders Summit&#39;s leadership board. </p>

<p>While serving as Mississippi’s chief executive officer, Governor Bryant largely centered his efforts on creating new economic opportunities, among other things. Under Governor Bryant’s leadership Mississippi saw its lowest-ever unemployment rate, its lowest-ever high school dropout rate, its lowest-ever teen pregnancy rate, its highest-ever number of jobs, its highest-ever number of graduating physicians, its highest-ever K-12 reading and math improvement scores, and its highest-ever high school graduation rate.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant’s dedicated focus on economic development yielded more than $8 billion in private sector investment in Mississippi as well as the largest economic project in state history—a landmark agreement with Continental Tire to build a major manufacturing facility in central Mississippi and create more than 2,500 new jobs.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant dovetailed public education reforms with a strong focus on workforce training programs and job creation. His administration worked to improve career-technical training programs and their delivery through Mississippi’s top-rated community and junior college system, pairing program offerings with local workforce opportunities and collaborating with the K-12 system to strengthen high school vocational programs.</p>

<p>He worked closely with the University of Mississippi Medical Center to build a new School of Medicine and to increase the number of graduating physicians each year; to position Mississippi as a national leader in telemedicine services and technology; and to create a state-of-the-art residential facility to care for medically fragile children.</p>

<p>Governor Bryant served as chairman of the Education Commission of the States; chairman of the Southern States Energy Board; chairman of Jobs for America’s Graduates; and chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society of the United States.</p>

<p>Further reading:</p>

<p><strong>WSJ | Worried About Inflation and Supply Constraints? Try Being a Small Business.</strong><br>
<em>Larger companies have used their heft to turn higher demand into increased earnings, but smaller firms are adding debt and burning cash</em><br>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-inflation-suppy-chains-small-business-11645463508" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-inflation-suppy-chains-small-business-11645463508</a></p>

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  <title>Steve H. Hanke | Message to the Fed on Highest US Inflation Surge in Four Decades | Remembrances of Senator Robert Dole </title>
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  <description>The brilliant economist Dr. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, joins America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a timely conversation on the U.S. Labor Department's report on the rising inflation rate - now at 6.8%, the highest in nearly four decades, the talks about increasing interest rate and how it will impact hard working and decent Americans, families and small and medium private enterprises.
The conversation will also focus on Dr. Hanke's recent piece in The National Review (https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/remembrances-of-senator-robert-dole-and-a-russia-story/#slide-1) on the passing away of one of America's greatest heroes and public servants, former Senator Bob Dole: Remembrances of Senator Robert Dole — and a Russia Story (https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/remembrances-of-senator-robert-dole-and-a-russia-story/#slide-1).
We also delve into the serious implications of the Covid-19 lockdowns impacting America and countries around the world, with the exception of places like Sweden which upheld its constitution, respected individual liberty, and chose a laissez-faire approach.
Dr. Steve H. Hanke is a leading world expert on currency boards, measuring and stopping hyperinflation, privatization, currency and commodity trading, water resource economics, and other topics. 
As a senior fellow and director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the internationally recognized Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., Hanke studies countries unable to maintain a stable domestic currency. Often, it is difficult to obtain timely, reliable exchange-rate and inflation data for these “troubled currencies.”
Full bio: https://engineering.jhu.edu/ehe/faculty/steve-h-hanke/
Relevant reading materials:
The Wall Street Journal | The Monetary Bathtub Is Overflowing (https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429)
Many economists say inflation is transitory. It will be persistent.
By John Greenwood and Steve H. Hanke
“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon,” Milton Friedman said. Inflation isn’t caused by temporary supply-chain disruptions. Take Japan during the 1979-80 oil crisis: Oil prices surged, but consumer prices remained stable. In China today, raw-material prices are soaring, but consumer prices have hardly budged. To explain what is happening in the U.S. economy, we present the bathtub theory of money and inflation. Money flows into the tub through the faucet. The bathtub has three drains."
Full text: https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429
The Wall Street Journal | Freedom and Sweden’s Constitution (https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183)
The country’s laissez-faire response to the coronavirus pandemic has deep roots in both culture and law.
By Lars Jonung and Steve H. Hanke
"In most countries, the tool of choice to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus pandemic is the lockdown. Not in Sweden, which has chosen a rather laissez-faire approach. The borders have been kept open, and Swedes are free to travel within the country, visit bars and restaurants (with some restrictions), parks, hairdressers, gyms and most other places.
The cornerstone of the Swedish response is its constitution’s most important part, the Regeringsform. Chapter 2, Article 8 states: “Everyone shall be protected in their relations with the public institutions against deprivations of personal liberty. All Swedish citizens shall also in other respects be guaranteed freedom of movement within the Realm and freedom to depart the Realm.”
Full text: https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183
The Financial Times | On a long enough timeline is all inflation transitory? (https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f)
"Inflationistas like Steve Hanke were indignant that US inflation was not a transitory supply chain problem. “Shifts in consumer spending have resulted in broad-based price increases across expenditure categories” because “the incompetent Fed has produced a massive amount of excess money,” he proclaimed."
Full text: https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f
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America’s Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America’s Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems.
America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. 
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>The brilliant economist Dr. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, joins America&#39;s Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a timely conversation on the U.S. Labor Department&#39;s report on the rising inflation rate - now at 6.8%, the highest in nearly four decades, the talks about increasing interest rate and how it will impact hard working and decent Americans, families and small and medium private enterprises.</p>

<p>The conversation will also focus on Dr. Hanke&#39;s recent piece in <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/remembrances-of-senator-robert-dole-and-a-russia-story/#slide-1" rel="nofollow">The National Review</a> on the passing away of one of America&#39;s greatest heroes and public servants, former Senator Bob Dole: <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/remembrances-of-senator-robert-dole-and-a-russia-story/#slide-1" rel="nofollow">Remembrances of Senator Robert Dole — and a Russia Story</a>.</p>

<p>We also delve into the serious implications of the Covid-19 lockdowns impacting America and countries around the world, with the exception of places like Sweden which upheld its constitution, respected individual liberty, and chose a laissez-faire approach.</p>

<p>Dr. Steve H. Hanke is a leading world expert on currency boards, measuring and stopping hyperinflation, privatization, currency and commodity trading, water resource economics, and other topics. </p>

<p>As a senior fellow and director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the internationally recognized Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., Hanke studies countries unable to maintain a stable domestic currency. Often, it is difficult to obtain timely, reliable exchange-rate and inflation data for these “troubled currencies.”</p>

<p>Full bio: <a href="https://engineering.jhu.edu/ehe/faculty/steve-h-hanke/" rel="nofollow">https://engineering.jhu.edu/ehe/faculty/steve-h-hanke/</a></p>

<p>Relevant reading materials:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Journal | The Monetary Bathtub Is Overflowing</a></p>

<p>Many economists say inflation is transitory. It will be persistent.</p>

<p>By John Greenwood and Steve H. Hanke</p>

<p>“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon,” Milton Friedman said. Inflation isn’t caused by temporary supply-chain disruptions. Take Japan during the 1979-80 oil crisis: Oil prices surged, but consumer prices remained stable. In China today, raw-material prices are soaring, but consumer prices have hardly budged. To explain what is happening in the U.S. economy, we present the bathtub theory of money and inflation. Money flows into the tub through the faucet. The bathtub has three drains.&quot;</p>

<p>Full text: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Journal | Freedom and Sweden’s Constitution</a></p>

<p>The country’s laissez-faire response to the coronavirus pandemic has deep roots in both culture and law.</p>

<p>By Lars Jonung and Steve H. Hanke</p>

<p>&quot;In most countries, the tool of choice to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus pandemic is the lockdown. Not in Sweden, which has chosen a rather laissez-faire approach. The borders have been kept open, and Swedes are free to travel within the country, visit bars and restaurants (with some restrictions), parks, hairdressers, gyms and most other places.</p>

<p>The cornerstone of the Swedish response is its constitution’s most important part, the Regeringsform. Chapter 2, Article 8 states: “Everyone shall be protected in their relations with the public institutions against deprivations of personal liberty. All Swedish citizens shall also in other respects be guaranteed freedom of movement within the Realm and freedom to depart the Realm.”</p>

<p>Full text: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f" rel="nofollow">The Financial Times | On a long enough timeline is all inflation transitory?</a></p>

<p>&quot;Inflationistas like Steve Hanke were indignant that US inflation was not a transitory supply chain problem. “Shifts in consumer spending have resulted in broad-based price increases across expenditure categories” because “the incompetent Fed has produced a massive amount of excess money,” he proclaimed.&quot;</p>

<p>Full text: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f" rel="nofollow">https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f</a></p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@steve_hanke<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America’s Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. </p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The brilliant economist Dr. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, joins America&#39;s Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy in a timely conversation on the U.S. Labor Department&#39;s report on the rising inflation rate - now at 6.8%, the highest in nearly four decades, the talks about increasing interest rate and how it will impact hard working and decent Americans, families and small and medium private enterprises.</p>

<p>The conversation will also focus on Dr. Hanke&#39;s recent piece in <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/remembrances-of-senator-robert-dole-and-a-russia-story/#slide-1" rel="nofollow">The National Review</a> on the passing away of one of America&#39;s greatest heroes and public servants, former Senator Bob Dole: <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/remembrances-of-senator-robert-dole-and-a-russia-story/#slide-1" rel="nofollow">Remembrances of Senator Robert Dole — and a Russia Story</a>.</p>

<p>We also delve into the serious implications of the Covid-19 lockdowns impacting America and countries around the world, with the exception of places like Sweden which upheld its constitution, respected individual liberty, and chose a laissez-faire approach.</p>

<p>Dr. Steve H. Hanke is a leading world expert on currency boards, measuring and stopping hyperinflation, privatization, currency and commodity trading, water resource economics, and other topics. </p>

<p>As a senior fellow and director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the internationally recognized Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., Hanke studies countries unable to maintain a stable domestic currency. Often, it is difficult to obtain timely, reliable exchange-rate and inflation data for these “troubled currencies.”</p>

<p>Full bio: <a href="https://engineering.jhu.edu/ehe/faculty/steve-h-hanke/" rel="nofollow">https://engineering.jhu.edu/ehe/faculty/steve-h-hanke/</a></p>

<p>Relevant reading materials:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Journal | The Monetary Bathtub Is Overflowing</a></p>

<p>Many economists say inflation is transitory. It will be persistent.</p>

<p>By John Greenwood and Steve H. Hanke</p>

<p>“Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon,” Milton Friedman said. Inflation isn’t caused by temporary supply-chain disruptions. Take Japan during the 1979-80 oil crisis: Oil prices surged, but consumer prices remained stable. In China today, raw-material prices are soaring, but consumer prices have hardly budged. To explain what is happening in the U.S. economy, we present the bathtub theory of money and inflation. Money flows into the tub through the faucet. The bathtub has three drains.&quot;</p>

<p>Full text: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/monetary-bathtub-overflowing-inflation-drain-transitory-11634847429</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183" rel="nofollow">The Wall Street Journal | Freedom and Sweden’s Constitution</a></p>

<p>The country’s laissez-faire response to the coronavirus pandemic has deep roots in both culture and law.</p>

<p>By Lars Jonung and Steve H. Hanke</p>

<p>&quot;In most countries, the tool of choice to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus pandemic is the lockdown. Not in Sweden, which has chosen a rather laissez-faire approach. The borders have been kept open, and Swedes are free to travel within the country, visit bars and restaurants (with some restrictions), parks, hairdressers, gyms and most other places.</p>

<p>The cornerstone of the Swedish response is its constitution’s most important part, the Regeringsform. Chapter 2, Article 8 states: “Everyone shall be protected in their relations with the public institutions against deprivations of personal liberty. All Swedish citizens shall also in other respects be guaranteed freedom of movement within the Realm and freedom to depart the Realm.”</p>

<p>Full text: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/freedom-and-swedens-constitution-11589993183</a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f" rel="nofollow">The Financial Times | On a long enough timeline is all inflation transitory?</a></p>

<p>&quot;Inflationistas like Steve Hanke were indignant that US inflation was not a transitory supply chain problem. “Shifts in consumer spending have resulted in broad-based price increases across expenditure categories” because “the incompetent Fed has produced a massive amount of excess money,” he proclaimed.&quot;</p>

<p>Full text: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f" rel="nofollow">https://www.ft.com/content/88111d60-52de-4341-9351-c48db837f30f</a></p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@steve_hanke<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America’s Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. </p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Fmr. Congressman Dave Brat | The State of America's Economy | $2 Trillion Spending Bill Passed by the House | Rising Inflation and America's National Debt at $29 trillion | Solutions </title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an in-depth conversation with Honorable David Brat, the brilliant economist, dean of the Business School at Liberty University, advisory board member of International Leaders Summit and former Congressman. Dr. Brat brings to the forefront serious concerns about America's economy, the recent $2 trillion spending bill passed by the House and the national financial burden placed on the next generation. America's national debt at $29 trillion, and growing, with a $230,000 debt per taxpayer places the nation's future at great economic risk with interest on the debt rising to $418 billion per year. 
Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University's School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.
As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.
His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. 
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Twitter: 
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@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an in-depth conversation with Honorable David Brat, the brilliant economist, dean of the Business School at Liberty University, advisory board member of International Leaders Summit and former Congressman. Dr. Brat brings to the forefront serious concerns about America&#39;s economy, the recent $2 trillion spending bill passed by the House and the national financial burden placed on the next generation. America&#39;s national debt at $29 trillion, and growing, with a $230,000 debt per taxpayer places the nation&#39;s future at great economic risk with interest on the debt rising to $418 billion per year. </p>

<p>Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University&#39;s School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.</p>

<p>As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an in-depth conversation with Honorable David Brat, the brilliant economist, dean of the Business School at Liberty University, advisory board member of International Leaders Summit and former Congressman. Dr. Brat brings to the forefront serious concerns about America&#39;s economy, the recent $2 trillion spending bill passed by the House and the national financial burden placed on the next generation. America&#39;s national debt at $29 trillion, and growing, with a $230,000 debt per taxpayer places the nation&#39;s future at great economic risk with interest on the debt rising to $418 billion per year. </p>

<p>Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University&#39;s School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.</p>

<p>As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona | Divesting $143 Million from Ben &amp; Jerry’s for Boycotting Israel | Investing in Israel Bonds | US Inflation, Taxation and Economic Growth</title>
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  <description>The Honorable Kimberly Yee, State Treasurer of Arizona joins co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a timely conversation on her leadership and the decisive actions taken in affirming Israel's sovereignty, supporting the Jewish State's economic future, and the efforts to invest in Israeli bonds. The discussion will also focus on concerns about rising inflation impacting families across America and the federal government's efforts to monitor personal bank accounts which will require new reporting procedures, threaten taxpayer privacy and further burden community financial institutions. The discussion will focus on advancing principled solutions.
Kimberly Yee, Arizona State Treasurer (https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee)
— Divestment of $143 million from Ben &amp;amp; Jerry’s for boycotting Israel. 
— Arizona invests in Israeli Bonds.
— Rising inflation hurting families, with the greatest toll on America's poorest communities including the working poor and single family households.
—23 State Treasurers and auditors and financial officers oppose a Biden administration proposal that empowers the IRS to monitor American bank accounts. In light of the pushback from citizens, joined by government officials and legislators, the original proposal of surveillance personal bank accounts of more than $600 of deposited funds, the Biden administration has raised the amount to $10,000.
— Discussing the impact of pro-growth solutions in Arizona, and how the rest of America can fuel greater rates of economic growth through principled economic reforms, supporting free enterprise and unleashing economic liberty.
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America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.  
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<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Yee, Arizona State Treasurer</a></p>

<p>— Divestment of $143 million from Ben &amp; Jerry’s for boycotting Israel. </p>

<p>— Arizona invests in Israeli Bonds.</p>

<p>— Rising inflation hurting families, with the greatest toll on America&#39;s poorest communities including the working poor and single family households.</p>

<p>—23 State Treasurers and auditors and financial officers oppose a Biden administration proposal that empowers the IRS to monitor American bank accounts. In light of the pushback from citizens, joined by government officials and legislators, the original proposal of surveillance personal bank accounts of more than $600 of deposited funds, the Biden administration has raised the amount to $10,000.</p>

<p>— Discussing the impact of pro-growth solutions in Arizona, and how the rest of America can fuel greater rates of economic growth through principled economic reforms, supporting free enterprise and unleashing economic liberty.</p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@KimberlyYeeAZ<br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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<p><a href="https://www.aztreasury.gov/treasurer-kimberly-yee" rel="nofollow">Kimberly Yee, Arizona State Treasurer</a></p>

<p>— Divestment of $143 million from Ben &amp; Jerry’s for boycotting Israel. </p>

<p>— Arizona invests in Israeli Bonds.</p>

<p>— Rising inflation hurting families, with the greatest toll on America&#39;s poorest communities including the working poor and single family households.</p>

<p>—23 State Treasurers and auditors and financial officers oppose a Biden administration proposal that empowers the IRS to monitor American bank accounts. In light of the pushback from citizens, joined by government officials and legislators, the original proposal of surveillance personal bank accounts of more than $600 of deposited funds, the Biden administration has raised the amount to $10,000.</p>

<p>— Discussing the impact of pro-growth solutions in Arizona, and how the rest of America can fuel greater rates of economic growth through principled economic reforms, supporting free enterprise and unleashing economic liberty.</p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/</a><br>
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<p>Twitter: <br>
@KimberlyYeeAZ<br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO | Fixing America's Failing Public Schools | Restoring Fiscal Responsibility to Washington, DC</title>
  <link>https://americasroundtable.fireside.fm/honorable-maurice-mctigue</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy</author>
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  <description>The Honorable Maurice McTigue joins co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a timely conversation in addressing America's failing public schools and the urgency to address fiscal responsibility in Washington, DC, by advancing a transparent budget process, and requiring the passing of an annual budget by law. The discussion focused on advancing principled solutions.
— America's Failing Schools | In 2018, America ranked 11th out of 79 countries in science and 30th in math.
“The U.S. economy would grow 4.5% in the next 20 years if our students’ math and science skills were as strong as the rest of the world’s." 
Eric A. Hanushek, economist, Hoover Institution at Stanford University
— America's national debt at $28 trillion.
"I do not believe the debt overhang is the real problem. I believe the real problem is government spending. Government debt is a problem in the long run. Obviously, if the government continues to run deficits for a long period of time, it will sooner or later have to monetize them. So I do not deny that is a real problem. However, it is a mistake to concentrate on the debt as such instead of concentrating on why the debt was created, which is by excessive government spending. What is called a deficit is a form of taxation. It is a very bad form of taxation, but it is a form of taxation. However, it does have some good features. The deficit is the only thing that is keeping spending from going up still faster. Moreover, I do not know of any component of government expenditures that does less harm than the payment of interest. If interest rates tomorrow were zero so that government did not have to pay any interest, what would happen to the money it saved? Do you think it would reduce the deficit? You are kidding yourself.
"Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in Economics
The Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, is Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a founding Executive Advisory Board Member of the US-based International Leaders Summit.
McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp;amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune.
McTigue advised the Office of Management and Budget and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.
A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada.
In a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 1999, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed upon McTigue the prestigious Queen’s Service Order, in recognition of his public service. This is one of the highest honors attainable for civil service in New Zealand. 
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America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter: 
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Honorable Maurice McTigue joins co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a timely conversation in addressing America&#39;s failing public schools and the urgency to address fiscal responsibility in Washington, DC, by advancing a transparent budget process, and requiring the passing of an annual budget by law. The discussion focused on advancing principled solutions.</p>

<p>— America&#39;s Failing Schools | In 2018, America ranked 11th out of 79 countries in science and 30th in math.</p>

<p>“<em>The U.S. economy would grow 4.5% in the next 20 years if our students’ math and science skills were as strong as the rest of the world’s.</em>&quot; <br>
Eric A. Hanushek, economist, Hoover Institution at Stanford University</p>

<p>— America&#39;s national debt at $28 trillion.</p>

<p>&quot;<em>I do not believe the debt overhang is the real problem. I believe the real problem is government spending. Government debt is a problem in the long run. Obviously, if the government continues to run deficits for a long period of time, it will sooner or later have to monetize them. So I do not deny that is a real problem. However, it is a mistake to concentrate on the debt as such instead of concentrating on why the debt was created, which is by excessive government spending. What is called a deficit is a form of taxation. It is a very bad form of taxation, but it is a form of taxation. However, it does have some good features. The deficit is the only thing that is keeping spending from going up still faster. Moreover, I do not know of any component of government expenditures that does less harm than the payment of interest. If interest rates tomorrow were zero so that government did not have to pay any interest, what would happen to the money it saved? Do you think it would reduce the deficit? You are kidding yourself.</em><br>
&quot;Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in Economics</p>

<p>The Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, is Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a founding Executive Advisory Board Member of the US-based International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune.</p>

<p>McTigue advised the Office of Management and Budget and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.</p>

<p>A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada.</p>

<p>In a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 1999, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed upon McTigue the prestigious Queen’s Service Order, in recognition of his public service. This is one of the highest honors attainable for civil service in New Zealand. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>Twitter: <br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Honorable Maurice McTigue joins co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a timely conversation in addressing America&#39;s failing public schools and the urgency to address fiscal responsibility in Washington, DC, by advancing a transparent budget process, and requiring the passing of an annual budget by law. The discussion focused on advancing principled solutions.</p>

<p>— America&#39;s Failing Schools | In 2018, America ranked 11th out of 79 countries in science and 30th in math.</p>

<p>“<em>The U.S. economy would grow 4.5% in the next 20 years if our students’ math and science skills were as strong as the rest of the world’s.</em>&quot; <br>
Eric A. Hanushek, economist, Hoover Institution at Stanford University</p>

<p>— America&#39;s national debt at $28 trillion.</p>

<p>&quot;<em>I do not believe the debt overhang is the real problem. I believe the real problem is government spending. Government debt is a problem in the long run. Obviously, if the government continues to run deficits for a long period of time, it will sooner or later have to monetize them. So I do not deny that is a real problem. However, it is a mistake to concentrate on the debt as such instead of concentrating on why the debt was created, which is by excessive government spending. What is called a deficit is a form of taxation. It is a very bad form of taxation, but it is a form of taxation. However, it does have some good features. The deficit is the only thing that is keeping spending from going up still faster. Moreover, I do not know of any component of government expenditures that does less harm than the payment of interest. If interest rates tomorrow were zero so that government did not have to pay any interest, what would happen to the money it saved? Do you think it would reduce the deficit? You are kidding yourself.</em><br>
&quot;Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate in Economics</p>

<p>The Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, is Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a founding Executive Advisory Board Member of the US-based International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune.</p>

<p>McTigue advised the Office of Management and Budget and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.</p>

<p>A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada.</p>

<p>In a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 1999, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed upon McTigue the prestigious Queen’s Service Order, in recognition of his public service. This is one of the highest honors attainable for civil service in New Zealand. </p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Fmr. Congressman and Economist — Dr. David Brat | The State of America's Economy | $28 Trillion National Debt | China’s Belt and Road Debt Trap Tops $385 Billion </title>
  <link>https://americasroundtable.fireside.fm/dr-david-brat</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy</author>
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  <itunes:duration>19:21</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an in-depth conversation with Honorable David Brat, former U.S. Congressman (R-VA) and Dean, School of Business, Liberty University about the state of America's economy, the budget process and concerns raised about America's national debt at $28 trillion. The discussion also focuses on how China’s Belt and Road Initiative "has left scores of lower- and middle-income countries saddled with “hidden debts” totalling $385bn." Further reading: FT - ‘Hidden debt’ on China’s Belt and Road tops $385bn, says new study.
Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University's School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.
As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.
His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. 
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Twitter: 
@DaveBratVA7th
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.  
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<p>Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University&#39;s School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.</p>

<p>As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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<p>Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University&#39;s School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.</p>

<p>As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO | Congress Breaches its Own Rules | Reckless Government Spending | Consequences of Raising the Debt Ceiling | Principled Solutions</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an enlightening conversation with Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Executive Advisory Board Member, International Leaders Summit.
A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada and received the prestigious Queen’s Service Order in recognition of his public service from Queen Elizabeth II.
McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp;amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune. McTigue advised The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.
For further details about Maurice McTigue and his leadership in advancing principled reforms in his home country of New Zealand, the United States of America and Europe — please review these articles and videos:
Rolling Back Government: Lessons from New Zealand
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/
Video: Maurice McTigue | The Rule of Law, Jerusalem Leaders Summit 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw
Video: Maurice McTigue: Advancing Reforms in Eastern Europe | HRT Prime Time News — Croatia Radio and Television | International Leaders Summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs
https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/
https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter: 
@ileaderssummit
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. 
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<p>A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada and received the prestigious Queen’s Service Order in recognition of his public service from Queen Elizabeth II.</p>

<p>McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune. McTigue advised The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.</p>

<p>For further details about Maurice McTigue and his leadership in advancing principled reforms in his home country of New Zealand, the United States of America and Europe — please review these articles and videos:</p>

<p>Rolling Back Government: Lessons from New Zealand<br>
<a href="https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/" rel="nofollow">https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue | The Rule of Law, Jerusalem Leaders Summit 2015<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue: Advancing Reforms in Eastern Europe | HRT Prime Time News — Croatia Radio and Television | International Leaders Summit<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs</a></p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for an enlightening conversation with Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Executive Advisory Board Member, International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, pro-growth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada and received the prestigious Queen’s Service Order in recognition of his public service from Queen Elizabeth II.</p>

<p>McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune. McTigue advised The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.</p>

<p>For further details about Maurice McTigue and his leadership in advancing principled reforms in his home country of New Zealand, the United States of America and Europe — please review these articles and videos:</p>

<p>Rolling Back Government: Lessons from New Zealand<br>
<a href="https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/" rel="nofollow">https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue | The Rule of Law, Jerusalem Leaders Summit 2015<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue: Advancing Reforms in Eastern Europe | HRT Prime Time News — Croatia Radio and Television | International Leaders Summit<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs</a></p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/americas-roundtable-podcasts/</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <title>Congressman David Brat | Israel Under Attack | The State of America's Economy | Unsustainable Government Spending | Biden Administration's Proposed Tax Hikes</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Dr. David Brat for a conversation on Israel under attack, the state of America's economy, unsustainable government spending, inflation, and Biden administration's proposed tax hikes. 
Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University's School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.
As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.
His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. 
https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
Twitter: 
@DaveBratVA7th
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. 
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<p>Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University&#39;s School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.</p>

<p>As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>Twitter: <br>
@DaveBratVA7th<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join America&#39;s Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Dr. David Brat for a conversation on Israel under attack, the state of America&#39;s economy, unsustainable government spending, inflation, and Biden administration&#39;s proposed tax hikes. </p>

<p>Dr. David Brat is dean of Liberty University&#39;s School of Business in Lynchburg, Virginia, and also serves on the International Leaders Summit’s executive advisory board. As a brilliant economist, he also served as the president of the Virginia Association of Economists and was a member of the Virginia Board of Accountancy.</p>

<p>As a member of Congress, Dr. David Brat served the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 7th district from 2014 to 2017. Dr. David Brat served on the House Budget Committee, and as a member of the House Freedom Caucus he led the charge in Congress for a more fiscally responsible budget process. He also served on the Education and Small Business Committees, and Chaired the subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access.</p>

<p>His knowledge base comes from years of experience in business, as an economic consultant with Arthur Andersen and the World Bank and more than 20 years of work in higher education teaching economics and ethics. He worked with the Senate side of the Virginia General Assembly for seven years. </p>

<p><a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/services/americas-roundtable-radio/</a><br>
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  <title>Hon. Maurice McTigue | National Debt at $28 Trillion | Addressing Omnibus Bills — Accountability and Transparency | The Death of Truth</title>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation with Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO on concerns about America's national debt at $28 trillion, the return of earmarks in Congress — a throwback to the days of "Alaska's bridge to nowhere," and the dangers of the omnibus bills combining diverse subjects along with the lack of accountability and transparency in federal government spending. The discussion also brings greater attention to "the death of truth" in the West and its impact on freedom of speech and justice.
The Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, is Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Member of the Executive Advisory Board of the International Leaders Summit.
McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp;amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune. McTigue advised The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.
A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, progrowth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada and received the prestigious Queen’s Service Order in recognition of his public service from Queen Elizabeth II.
For further details about Maurice McTigue and his leadership in advancing principled reforms in his home country of New Zealand, the United States of America and Europe — please review these articles and videos:
Rolling Back Government: Lessons from New Zealand
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/
Video: Maurice McTigue | The Rule of Law, Jerusalem Leaders Summit 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw
Video: Maurice McTigue: Advancing Reforms in Eastern Europe | HRT Prime Time News — Croatia Radio and Television | International Leaders Summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs
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America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation -  at 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms.  
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<p>The Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, is Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Member of the Executive Advisory Board of the International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune. McTigue advised The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.</p>

<p>A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, progrowth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada and received the prestigious Queen’s Service Order in recognition of his public service from Queen Elizabeth II.</p>

<p>For further details about Maurice McTigue and his leadership in advancing principled reforms in his home country of New Zealand, the United States of America and Europe — please review these articles and videos:</p>

<p>Rolling Back Government: Lessons from New Zealand<br>
<a href="https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/" rel="nofollow">https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue | The Rule of Law, Jerusalem Leaders Summit 2015<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue: Advancing Reforms in Eastern Europe | HRT Prime Time News — Croatia Radio and Television | International Leaders Summit<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs</a></p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation -  at 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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<p>The Honorable Maurice McTigue, QSO, is Vice President for Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Member of the Executive Advisory Board of the International Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>McTigue has testified on Capitol Hill and published articles in many major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, US News &amp; World Report, and the Chicago Tribune. McTigue advised The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and most federal agencies in the Clinton and Bush administrations on issues of accountability and transparency and has consulted with legislators and governors in more than 30 states. McTigue was a special advisor to Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government and was named to Virginia governor Bob McDonnell’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring.</p>

<p>A former cabinet minister and member of parliament in his native New Zealand, McTigue was one of the architects of the “New Zealand miracle,” which dramatically reformed the country’s government and economy by implementing market-driven, progrowth policies. He later became New Zealand’s ambassador to Canada and received the prestigious Queen’s Service Order in recognition of his public service from Queen Elizabeth II.</p>

<p>For further details about Maurice McTigue and his leadership in advancing principled reforms in his home country of New Zealand, the United States of America and Europe — please review these articles and videos:</p>

<p>Rolling Back Government: Lessons from New Zealand<br>
<a href="https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/" rel="nofollow">https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/rolling-back-government-lessons-from-new-zealand/</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue | The Rule of Law, Jerusalem Leaders Summit 2015<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x1fpYL4eJw</a></p>

<p>Video: Maurice McTigue: Advancing Reforms in Eastern Europe | HRT Prime Time News — Croatia Radio and Television | International Leaders Summit<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOUcLgCzRs</a></p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation -  at 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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  <description>Join America's Roundtable co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation with Senator Jim DeMint, about streghtening the freedom of speech, ensuring election integrity,  the pivotal role of states, and concerns about America's $28 trillion national debt. 
Senator Jim DeMint is the founder and chairman of The Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington, DC.  DeMint represented South Carolina in the U.S. House (1999-2005) and U.S. Senate (2005-2013). Known for policy entrepreneurship, he authored leading conservative reforms to health care, education, taxes, and entitlements. Senator DeMint garnered national acclaim from conservatives for leading efforts to ban congressional earmarks, which had been the source of billions of dollars of wasteful spending for decades and led to corruption and widespread abuse. He also successfully led the fight to stop the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill in 2007.
Senator DeMint is the founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund, which played a major role in the election of many of the Senate’s leading conservatives like Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson and Tom Cotton, among others. He is the author of the books Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse (Center Street, 2012); The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington and Me (B&amp;amp;H, 2011); and Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America’s Slide into Socialism (Fidelis, 2009). His first book, with co-author J. David Woodard, is Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It’s Wrong (Rowman &amp;amp; Littlefield, 2007). His latest book, Falling in Love with America Again (Center Street, 2014) debuted at #1 on The Washington Post bestseller list.
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America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation -  at 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. 
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<p>Senator Jim DeMint is the founder and chairman of The Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington, DC.  DeMint represented South Carolina in the U.S. House (1999-2005) and U.S. Senate (2005-2013). Known for policy entrepreneurship, he authored leading conservative reforms to health care, education, taxes, and entitlements. Senator DeMint garnered national acclaim from conservatives for leading efforts to ban congressional earmarks, which had been the source of billions of dollars of wasteful spending for decades and led to corruption and widespread abuse. He also successfully led the fight to stop the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill in 2007.</p>

<p>Senator DeMint is the founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund, which played a major role in the election of many of the Senate’s leading conservatives like Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson and Tom Cotton, among others. He is the author of the books Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse (Center Street, 2012); The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington and Me (B&amp;H, 2011); and Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America’s Slide into Socialism (Fidelis, 2009). His first book, with co-author J. David Woodard, is Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It’s Wrong (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2007). His latest book, Falling in Love with America Again (Center Street, 2014) debuted at #1 on The Washington Post bestseller list.</p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@JimDeMint<br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation -  at 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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<p>Senator Jim DeMint is the founder and chairman of The Conservative Partnership Institute in Washington, DC.  DeMint represented South Carolina in the U.S. House (1999-2005) and U.S. Senate (2005-2013). Known for policy entrepreneurship, he authored leading conservative reforms to health care, education, taxes, and entitlements. Senator DeMint garnered national acclaim from conservatives for leading efforts to ban congressional earmarks, which had been the source of billions of dollars of wasteful spending for decades and led to corruption and widespread abuse. He also successfully led the fight to stop the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill in 2007.</p>

<p>Senator DeMint is the founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund, which played a major role in the election of many of the Senate’s leading conservatives like Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson and Tom Cotton, among others. He is the author of the books Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse (Center Street, 2012); The Great American Awakening: Two Years that Changed America, Washington and Me (B&amp;H, 2011); and Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America’s Slide into Socialism (Fidelis, 2009). His first book, with co-author J. David Woodard, is Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It’s Wrong (Rowman &amp; Littlefield, 2007). His latest book, Falling in Love with America Again (Center Street, 2014) debuted at #1 on The Washington Post bestseller list.</p>

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<p>Twitter: <br>
@JimDeMint<br>
@ileaderssummit<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation -  at 96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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