Jonathan Simeone

Federal Grand Juries Explained

Rule Six of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure describes grand juries.

Discussing Trump’s Immigration Plan

The verdict for this episode is: America must not embrace its much more racist past. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Immigration_Plan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:24 — 3.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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A Lesson Learned

I was a few weeks into my freshman year of college when I attended my first collegiate party. Having never had many friends, I was nervous. Having rarely drank, I was quickly affected by the booze.

American Immigration

In the 1850s, Chinese workers migrated to America to work in gold mines, take agricultural jobs, work in factories, and build railroads in the American west. Since the Chinese laborers had to repay loans to the shippers who helped them reach America and because they wanted to send money home to China, they had to… Continue reading American Immigration

How Trump Could Hurt the Affordable Care Act

The verdict for this episode is: Trump won’t defund the individual insurance marketplaces. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Cost_Sharing.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:01 — 2.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

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Cost Sharing Reduction Explained

Trump is once again threatening to destroy Obamacare by withholding payments the government is scheduled to make to insurance companies. The payments are called cost sharing reduction payments.

Explaining Some of the Terms Around the Health Care Debate

The title of this episode is: Explaining Some of the Terms Around the Health Care Debate. The verdict for this episode is: budget reconciliation and the Byrd Rule make health care reform even more difficult. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/reconciliation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:20 — 3.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn… Continue reading Explaining Some of the Terms Around the Health Care Debate

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The Byrd Rule Explained

The Byrd Rule has been codified in 2 U.S. Code Section 644. The purpose of the Byrd Rule is to prevent “extraneous” material from legislation being considered under the budget reconciliation process.

Budget Reconciliation Explained

Budget reconciliation (reconciliation) was created in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.Reconciliation can only be used for legislation that addresses mandatory spending, revenue, or the federal debt limit.