One of the themes of this show is that the Schoolhouse Rock version of a bill becoming a law is no longer an accurate depiction of reality (if an anthropomorphic piece of paper ever was). So what is the real version?

In this epsiode, I talk with Liz Powell of G2G Consulting, which specializes in helping businesses and nonprofits access government sources of funding. She’s working inside Capitol Hill, in the House of Commons, and has seen the inner workings of the appropriations process (which those in the know apparently call “approps”).

We talked about how budgets have become the most important legislative vehicles, why lobbyists are valued for their knowledge, and how to stay bipartisan in a partisan town.

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