The Lunch Hour with Washington Signal

In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment and a leading advocate for the REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny). Phil shares the fascinating origin story of the REINS Act, its potential to restore constitutional balance, and why limiting unchecked executive power is crucial for a stabl...

In this special episode of The Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Fred L. Smith Fellow in Regulatory Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to unpack the REINS Act and why it matters now more than ever. From $3 trillion in hidden regulatory costs to the erosion of congressional authority, Crews makes the case for rebalancing power and restoring accountabi...

Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum joins Andrew Langer on the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour podcast to discuss the importance of strengthening the nuclear family, the role of faith in American life, and how public policy can support families rather than undermine them. They cover topics like child tax credits, paid family leave, welfare reform, and the cultural shifts impac...

In this episode of The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire, host Andrew Langer sits down with Professor Donald Kochan of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. They explore why property rights form the foundation of a free and prosperous society, how regulatory takings impact individual autonomy, and what the legal implications are for recent lawsuits against oil companies in Louis...

Dr. Leslie Knight, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and family physician, joins Andrew Langer on the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour to discuss military medicine, meritocracy, mentorship, and telehealth. With over three decades of service, Dr. Knight shares insights on leadership, bias in the workplace, and the future of healthcare access—plus her incredible personal story of ultra-marathons, cycling, a...

In this episode of The Federal Newswire Lunch Hour podcast, host Andrew Langer is joined by Jennifer Huddleston, senior fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute. Huddleston unpacks the complex and evolving relationship between emerging technology and public policy, from data privacy and content moderation to age verification and artificial intelligence regulation. Together, they explore t...

Andrew Langer sits down with Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, representative of Wyoming and chair of the Article One Task Force under the Republican Study Committee. Hageman—an experienced constitutional and natural resource attorney—dives deep into Congress's abdication of legislative authority, regulatory overreach, and the hidden costs of guidance documents and administrative courts. From di...

Andrew Langer sits down with Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative , to explore how U.S. foreign policy intersects with domestic politics. The conversation dives into pressing global issues including America's role in the Middle East, the shifting dynamics of NATO, skepticism around endless wars, and the moral complexities of evangelical support for Israel. With deep ins...

In this compelling episode of The Federal Newswire Lunch Hour , host Andrew Langer sits down with retired U.S. Army Ranger and veteran of six wars, Jim Lechner . Lechner reflects on his 27-year military career, including his experiences in Somalia with Task Force Ranger—recounted in his book With My Shield . He discusses the evolving role of the military, the politicization of leadership, the impo...

Andrew Langer sits down with Doug Holtz-Eakin, founder and president of the American Action Forum. Doug shares insights from his decades of experience in economic policy, including his time leading the Congressional Budget Office and advising Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. They dive deep into the impact of regulatory costs, tariffs, trade policy, SNAP program reforms, and the da...

In this episode of The Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Nick Gerhart, COO and incoming CEO of Homesteaders Life Company. A former Iowa Insurance Commissioner and longtime advocate for innovation in insurance, Nick shares hard-earned insights on why insurance must evolve to meet the needs of modern consumers—especially in the complex world of health care. They dive int...

In this episode of The Lunch Hour with Andrew Langer, we're joined by Guy Bentley, Director of Consumer Freedom Research at the Reason Foundation. From the moral panic over vaping and the myth of “no safe level” of alcohol, to the creeping hand of public health regulation, Guy makes the case for evidence-based policy and the preservation of individual liberty. We talk about: - How CDC misinfo...

Fred de Fossard leads the Prosperity Institute’s parliamentary and legislative work. He is responsible for research on British prosperity, encompassing Brexit opportunities, regulatory and government reform, and economic growth. This includes a long-term legislative agenda required to return the United Kingdom to growth, aided by his expertise in parliamentary and constitutional affairs. Before wo...

From 2006-2017, Adam Lovinger served as a strategist in the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment (ONA), where he provided direct support on long-term strategy to the Secretary of Defense. For the first four months of the Trump Administration, Lovinger served as Senior Director for Strategic Assessments at the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). Adam currently serves as vice president for strategi...

Adam Thierer is the former director of telecommunications studies at the Cato Institute. Thierer conducts research on how government regulations are hampering the evolution of communications networks, including telephony, broadcasting, cable, satellite Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Nick Loris is the Executive Vice President of Policy at C3 Solutions. Loris studies and writes about a wide range of energy and climate policies, including natural resource extraction, energy subsidies, nuclear energy, renewable power and energy efficiency. He also studies ways in which markets will improve the environment, reduce emissions and better adapt to a changing climate. Before joining C3...

Greg Walcher is the author of "Smoking Them Out: the Theft of the Environment, and How to Take it Back", now in its second printing, writes a weekly newspaper column on natural resources issues, and publishes a blog called “Resources and Reality,” which has several thousand subscribers nationwide. A fifth-generation native of Western Colorado, Walcher is President of the Natural Resource...

Matthew Jensen serves as the Director, Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis and in the Center for American Prosperity at AFPI. For over a decade, he has contributed to building budgetary and economic modeling facilities that are used extensively by US policymakers and those in numerous states and countries around the world. He was the Founding Director of the American Enterprise Institute’s O...

Peter Van Doren is editor of the quarterly journal Regulation and an expert on the regulation of housing, land, energy, the environment, transportation, and labor. He has taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, the School of Organization and Management at Yale University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Watch Full-Length...

Brenda Hafera is the Assistant Director and Senior Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation's Simon Center for American Studies. Her articles have appeared in publications such as Modern Age, The Federalist, Law and Liberty, The National Interest, RealClear Public Affairs, and The Hill. Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

James Renacci is an American accountant, businessman, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is a former city council president and two-term Mayor of Wadsworth, Ohio. Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Richard Stout is a former FBI agent and current CEO of Stout Security Consultants, a risk management and investigative firm specializing in safety and security, technical intrusion detection and venue event logistics. Stout managed the FBI Technical Security and Countermeasures program in Miami. He engaged and led to potential risk management prevention and response initiatives to defend the FBI f...

Amy Bos is a seasoned policy expert and advocate with a deep understanding of tech policy and legislative affairs. As Director of State and Federal Affairs at NetChoice, she educates policymakers on critical issues like Section 230, content moderation, and antitrust, championing policies that promote a free and open internet. With 16 years of experience on Capitol Hill, including her role as Legis...

James Broughel, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, is an economist specializing in regulatory institutions and their impact on economic growth. Author of Regulation and Economic Growth , he writes regularly for Forbes on topics like energy and cryptocurrency. His work has appeared in major outlets like The Wall Street Journal , Los Angeles Times , and Washington Post , as well...

Hazen Marshall is one of Washington's top policy experts, with three-decades of legislative policy experience, including over twenty years in the Senate as a senior leadership aide and ten years providing strategic consulting and lobbying services to Fortune 100 businesses and trade associations. Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW