Casey Harper, Erin Houchin, Steve Marshall, Ken Cuccinelli, JP Duffy

Casey Harper, Erin Houchin, Steve Marshall, Ken Cuccinelli, JP Duffy

From Washington Watch by American Family Association

April 23, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Senate budget resolution, marijuana reclassification, and various political issues with multiple guests.

The Washington Stand’s Casey Harper covers the Senate budget resolution and how Senator Josh Hawley’s Planned Parenthood amendment fits into it, America Reads the Bible, and the decision of the DOJ to reclassify some marijuana products as less dangerous drugs. Erin Houchin, U.S. Representative for Indiana’s 9th district, explains how passing the budget reconciliation resolution out of the Senate is the first step of bypassing the filibuster, explores whether the Senate bill to fund ICE and the Customs and Border Patrol will pass in the House without changes, and comments on FISA and the SAVE America Act. Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama, digs into the indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center and shares what outcomes to anticipate. Ken Cuccinelli, Former Virginia Attorney General and Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, reviews the redistricting referendum in Virginia that has been blocked from certification and examines its constitutionality under state law. Casey Harper, Managing Editor of Broadcast, and JP Duffy, Vice President for Communications at FRC, discuss the reclassification of marijuana, a budget reconciliation bill to fund ICE and…

People in this episode

Host: Casey Harper

Guests: Erin Houchin, Steve Marshall, Ken Cuccinelli, JP Duffy

Topics covered

  • Senate budget resolution
  • Planned Parenthood amendment
  • marijuana reclassification
  • budget reconciliation
  • FISA
  • Southern Poverty Law Center indictment
  • redistricting referendum

Keywords

  • Senate budget
  • Planned Parenthood
  • marijuana
  • FISA
  • Southern Poverty Law Center
  • redistricting
  • budget reconciliation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Planned Parenthood, DOJ, Southern Poverty Law Center, ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, Election Transparency Initiative, FRC

Places: Virginia, Indiana

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