Former Congressman Dave Brat joins us for an eye-opening conversation about the deep-rooted corruption inside Washington, D.C.—on both sides of the aisle. Brat pulls back the curtain on what really happens behind closed doors when it comes to the federal budget, revealing how $40 billion was knowingly funneled to dead people — and when he tried to stop it, he was told to stand down.

In this explosive episode, Brat details how leadership in Congress prioritizes preserving power over fixing fraud, how the so-called “Spreadsheet in the Sky” still controls the flow of your tax dollars, and why speaking up about the truth got him ousted from office.

This is the story of how an economist-turned-Congressman tried to clean up the Swamp—and what happened when he challenged the most powerful people in America.

Guest: Dave Brat

David Brat is an American academic and politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he gained national attention for his surprising primary victory over then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Prior to his political career, Brat was an economics professor at Randolph-Macon College. After leaving Congress, he returned to academia and became the dean of the School of Business at Liberty University.

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