Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Entrepreneur, rocket engineer, and nuclear expert Doug Bernauer joined Rep. Crenshaw to discuss the future of portable nuclear energy, colonies on Mars, and the bureaucratic inertia standing in their way. A fascinating conversation with lots of insights into the science and the regulatory environment of space exploration and nuclear power. Doug Bernauer is the CEO of Radiant Nuclear, a startup developing mass produced portable nuclear reactors. Before that, Doug spent 12 years working on a variety of research and development projects for SpaceX. Follow him on X at @DougBernauer. •    Learning from SpaceX’s culture of innovation •    Overcoming the physical limitations of living on Mars •    Nuclear-powered rockets •    Small modular reactors and micro-reactors •    Bringing nuclear power to overseas military bases •    Risk analysis of nuclear power •    Uranium Fuel 101 •    What stalled the 1960s nuclear power boom? •    Regulatory reforms to kickstart nuclear again •    Bringing the SpaceX model to nuclear •    Deploying clean, cheap energy to remote regions •    A Russian nuclear power station on the moon?

Rep. Erin Houchin and Rep. Mike Flood join the show to discuss crypto policy in Congress and under the next Trump Administration. They give Rep. Crenshaw the 101 on how crypto works and how U.S. dollar-backed stable coins could change the financial system. And they look at the implications of Web 3.0 on censorship, content creators, financial fraud, and China’s global power moves.  ·      The beginning of the crypto movement ·      NFTs: the beanie babies of the internet ·      The Canadian Trucker Strike ·      Gary Gensler – “a fountain of bad ideas at the SEC” ·      Regulatory authority in crypto markets ·      Stablecoins 101 ·      Geopolitical implications of stablecoins ·      Disconnecting from the banks ·      President Trump’s Crypto Czar ·      Evolution of internet regulation ·      Web 3.0 ·      Facebook’s stranglehold on content creators and local news ·      The Hawk Tuah Coin Scam ·      Cabbage Patch dolls! ·      FIT 21 – the House’s answer to crypto regulation ·      Explaining blockchain technology ·      Will quantum computers break crypto? ·      Stablecoins and financial fraud ·      China’s move to control the global stablecoin Congresswoman Erin Houchin represents the 9th District of Indiana. She currently serves on the House Financial Services Committee, the House Rules Committee, and the House Education and Workforce Committee. And she was recently appointed to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 119th Congress. Follow her on X at @RepHouchin. Congressman Mike Flood represents the 1st District of Nebraska. He currently serves on the Financial Services Committee as well as the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee and the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee. Follow him on X at @USRepMikeFlood. Listen to Rep. Crenshaw’s past episodes on Bitcoin with Rep. Patrick McHenry and Peter McCormack.

On episode 2 of the SITREP (Situation Report), Rep. Crenshaw drops the facts – not the Influencer Industrial Complex spin - on the Continuing Resolution that passed the House late Friday evening. He explains what was in the original CR that failed earlier this week and why it was so controversial. And he walks us through the reality of how budgets are negotiated in Congress.   ·      Explanation of what a Continuing Resolution (CR) is ·      The federal budget process: appropriations vs. authorizations ·      Challenges of bipartisan compromise in budget negotiations ·      The role of the Senate in passing appropriations bills ·      The impact of a government shutdown and why CRs are common ·      Details about the latest CR negotiations, including: ·      Pharmacy Benefit Manager Price Transparency Act ·      Disaster aid and farm bill extensions ·      Restrictions on outbound investments to China ·      Expiring healthcare programs, such as traumatic brain injury research and the SUPPORT Act ·      Political misinformation about the CR (e.g., Ukraine aid, congressional pay raises) ·      The argument for and against a debt ceiling ·      The consequences of government shutdowns on families and national finances ·      Internal disagreements within Congress on legislative priorities ·      Explanation of suspension votes and their significance ·      Discussion on splitting legislation into smaller bills for voting ·      Updates on ongoing negotiations and possible outcomes

We’re trying something new here on Hold These Truths: a weekly SITREP (Situation Report) on news of the day with real time insights into what’s happening in Congress, the country, and the world. This will now be your one stop shop for real news. Matt Gaetz ethics report AOC loses ranking member of Oversight Committee The Continuing Resolution Rethinking the budget process Unknowns in Syria Corruption in China’s military Assassinations in Moscow Salt Typhoon (not a James Bond movie) DOE’s ban on gas exports Trans activists lose their institutional support