On today's episode, we're talking about the Covington Catholic viral video from Washington DC this weekend and the fact that our government is still shutdown. In our main segment, we're talking about the power of house committees (if you haven't listened to Friday's episode, make sure that you hear the 5 things we think you need to know about house committees before this conversation). To close out, we'll talk about what's on our minds outside of politics. Recommended Resources: What the video from the incident at the Indigenous Peoples March tell us about what happened The Shutdown and School Lunches Shutdown: Day 31 Republicans Push Trump Immigration Plan, Seeking to Corner Democrats on Shutdown Compliment the Other Side: Rep. Tony Cardenas House Committees: The 10 new Democratic House committee chairs who are about to make Trump’s life hell Incoming Democratic tax chairman won't make quick grab for Trump's returns Pallone: Ban of fossil fuel donations 'wrong way to go' Maxine Waters letter House Chairmen Issue Warning After President’s Statements on Cohen Testimony Eliot Engel, House Foreign Affairs chairman, blasts Mike Pompeo over Mideast speech The International Crisis of Donald Trump We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page. Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), comes out in just a few weeks at the start of February! You can preorder it now and lock in the best price! You can even preorder by texting IMLISTENING to 313131.  Thanks to our sponsors: Joybird and Pact.