# Congress Has a Dirty Secret

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Podcast: [The Watch Floor with Sarah Adams](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-watch-floor-with-sarah-adams-7642956)
Published: 2026-04-17T17:09:00+00:00
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## Resource

I worked on Capitol Hill from 2015 to 2017. I’m not speaking as an outsider looking in. I’m speaking as someone who saw how the system operates from the inside—how it protects itself, how it manages risk, and how accountability often comes after the fact, if it comes at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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