On our four and final episode of the District Download's "2021 - Year in Review" mini-series, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Joel Griffith - Research Fellow, Financial Regulations at the Heritage Foundation.  Joel offers his gut reaction on the potential demise of President Biden's major legislative package, Build Back Better, and why we are currently seeing the levels of inflation right now. Joel also dives into what the current unemployment rate means for the overall economy, and what we can expect in 2022.  (Recorded on December 20, 2021). You can follow Joel on Twitter @JoelGriffith. Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On Part Three of the District Download's "2021 - Year in Review" mini-series, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews James "Jim" Carafano, Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, and the E. W. Richardson Fellow. Jim summarizes the developments that led to the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Summer of 2021, and analyzes what the foreign policy implications may be as a result. Jim also illustrates the growing national security threat along the southern border, and what a rising China may mean for the U.S. going forward. (Recorded on December 20, 2021). You can follow Jim on Twitter @JJCarafano. Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On Part Two of the District Download's "2021 - Year in Review" mini-series, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Hans von Spakovsky; Manager, Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow, Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Hans is the author of the recently-published book, “Our Broken Elections: How the Left Changed the Way You Vote,” and discusses the state of election security in the country. Hans offers his remedies for what can be done to improve elections in the United States, as well as which states are doing the best in strengthening voter integrity laws. (Recorded on December 20, 2021). You can follow Hans on Twitter @HvonSpakovsky. To access the Heritage Foundation's Elections Scorecard, go to: https://www.heritage.org/electionscorecard/ Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On Part One of the District Download's "2021 - Year in Review" mini-series, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy and Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Fellow. Mike is the author of the recently-published "BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution," and discusses the evolution of Black Lives Matter as both a movement and organization - especially over the course of the past two years. He also scores the President Biden's first year in office on a scale of 1 to 10. (Recorded on December 17, 2021). You can follow Mike on Twitter @Gundisalvus. Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On today's episode, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Senator de la Cruz, Senate Minority whip in the Rhode Island General Assembly. One of five Republicans in the Rhode Island Senate, Senator de la Cruz shares her experience running for office and working to expand conservatism in her state.  Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Link up with Senator de la Cruz via their website - https://www.jessicaforri.com Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On today's episode, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Catherine Whiteford, candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives! The child of Chinese refugees, twice elected chairwoman of the NCFYRs, and native Texan turned North Carolinian Catherine Whiteford is done waiting her turn and is working hard to represent her community!  Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Link up with Catherine Whiteford via their website - https://www.catherinewhiteford.com Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On today's episode, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews State Rep. Joe Mitchell & Mason Morgan from Run Gen Z. Dedicated to getting more members of Gen-Z to run for office, Joe & Mason demonstrate that if they can do it, so can you! Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Link up with Run Gen Z via their website - https://rungenz.com/ Follow the District Download! TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On today's victory lap, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) and Matteo A. Cina (Podcast Director) interview Jessi Rapelje Blakely, Chairwoman of the Young Republican Federation of Virginia. Jessi, Bill, and Matteo discuss the recent Republican sweep of Virginia, what went right, what could have gone wrong, and how we can best prepare ourselves for the future.  Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Link up with the VRFV here: https://www.facebook.com/YRFVA TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On today's episode of The District Download, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews J.D. Maddox, candidate for Virginia's 45th District in the House of Delegates. J.D. shares his vision on American leadership, the future of his district, and what it means to be a "radical moderate".  Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Link up with J.D. Maddox here: https://www.maddoxforvirginia.com TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs

On today's episode of The District Download, Bill Dumais (Executive Vice Chair) interviews Erin E. Stewart, Mayor of New Britain, Connecticut. Erin shares her views on running for office at the age of 26, being a women in Republican politics, and how young republicans can get their start in the electoral field.   Please share this podcast with your friends and follow us on social media! Link up with Erin E. Stewart here: https://www.stewartfornb.com TW: @DCYRS Inst: @DCYRS & @DistrictDownload FB: @JoinDCYRs