The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire

Demian Brady of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation breaks down the silent economic drain of unchecked federal regulations. He and Andrew Langer dig into the REINS Act, regulatory overreach, and how America’s rulemaking machine has become a $4 trillion burden—mostly passed on to you.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Tim Frost of the Cicero Institute joins Andrew Langer to talk about how the REINS Act can end regulatory capture and corporate welfare. Drawing on state-level successes, Frost explains how the Act deters bad rules before they’re written—and returns power to the people’s representatives.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Dr. Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy at the Reason Foundation, joins Andrew Langer to explain why the REINS Act matters more than ever. From unchecked federal rulemaking to runaway regulatory costs, Moore offers a candid assessment of how Congress can reclaim its constitutional role and restore accountability to the administrative state.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Citizen Council for Health Freedom’s Twila Brase lays out how federal healthcare regulations crush innovation, stall drug development, and erode doctor-patient trust. She makes the case for the REINS Act to restore legislative accountability.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Senior Fellow Ike Brannon joins to discuss how the Jack Kemp Foundation views the REINS Act as vital to restoring congressional oversight and curbing runaway regulation. He outlines the dangers of cost inflation by federal agencies and calls for an objective standard of economic impact analysis.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Policy Director at the Cicero Institute, explains how outdated laws are weaponized by agencies and why the REINS Act restores legislative clarity. He makes the bipartisan case for why both parties should be wary of unchecked regulatory power.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Hillsdale professor Joseph Postell unpacks the philosophical and constitutional basis for the REINS Act, exposing how Congress abdicated its lawmaking role to unaccountable agencies. He calls for a return to representative lawmaking and true separation of powers.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Patrick Gleason of Americans for Tax Reform highlights how states are passing their own versions of the REINS Act to combat regulatory overreach. He explains why regulation is a hidden tax and how states are becoming laboratories for reform.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

Jeremiah Mosteller, policy director at Americans for Prosperity, breaks down why the REINS Act is crucial for reining in runaway regulation. He argues that unchecked federal agencies impose massive costs on small businesses and American households—and that real reform must come from Congress. With examples ranging from puddles to mini mountain ranges, Mosteller makes the bipartisan case for restoring separation of powers and empowering grassroots voices.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with renowned trade expert Shanker Singham, chairman of the Growth Commission. Together they unpack three decades of global trade evolution—from post-Soviet privatization to Brexit and today's breakdown in multilateralism. Singham explains how market distortions, regulatory cronyism, and intellectual property takings quietly sabotage prosperity—and why it's time for governments to quantify, confront, and cut through these barriers. The conversation spans everything from chlorinated chicken and EU protectionism to the real cost of anti-competitive regulation, all while exploring bold policy solutions and Singham’s upcoming book on economic modeling. A must-listen for anyone serious about the future of global trade.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW