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It's 2020 and the government was actually funded before the new year! However, as always, dozens of bills hitched a ride into law attached to the government funding. In this episode, learn about some of the dingleberry laws that could effect your retirement savings, cable bills, and our partners in war. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD156: Sanctions – Russia, North Korea & Iran CD186: National Endowment for Democracy CD190: A Coup for Capitalism CD191: The "Democracies" Of Elliott Abrams Bills Articles/Documents Article: Turkey, Russia launch Turkish Stream pipeline carrying gas to Europe By Euractiv, January 9, 2020 Article: SECURE Act - Can It Help or Hurt Your Retirement? by Richard Barrington, MoneyRates.com, January 8, 2020 Article: Assessing How The SECURE Act May Impact Investing For Your Retirement Seeking Alpha, January 7, 2020 Article: Energean, DEPA sign EastMed pipeline gas purchase deal By Kostis Geropoulos, New Europe, January 6, 2020 Article: Secure Act includes one critical tax change 'that will send estate planners reeling' By Bill Bischoff, MarketWatch, January 6, 2020 Article: Greece, Israel, Cyprus Sign Deal for EastMed Gas Pipeline By Hadjicostis, Associated Press, January 6, 2020 Article: No, your IRA was never intended to be a vehicle to pass along your wealth By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post, January 6, 2020 Article: Grubbs: Secure Act good and not so good for retirement savings By Tyler Grubbs, The Journal Record, January 3, 2020 Article: The East Med agreement opens a new chapter of cooperation By George Tzogopoulos, Jerusalem Press, January 2, 2020 Article: Greece, Israel, Cyprus, move to build East Med gas pipeline By John Psaropoulos, Aljazeera News, January 2, 2020 Article: EastMed gas pipeline flowing full of troubling questions By Jannis Papadimitriou, DW, January 2, 2020 Article: 6 Key Retirement Changes of the SECURE Act By Carol Schmidlin, FedSmith, January 2, 2020 Article: How the SECURE Act changes saving for retirement By Samantha Fields, MarketPlace, January 1, 2020 Article: No more hidden fees: New law requires cable and satellite TV companies to disclose full costs By Ron Hurtibise, Wire Services, Dallas News, January 1, 2020 Article: Pros, Cons and Possible Disasters after SECURE Act By Jamie P. Hopkins, Kiplinger, December 31, 2019 Article: The EastMed Act is praised by the American Chambers of Israel, Greece and Cyprus By GCT, Greek City Times, December 30, 2019 Article: The SECURE Act Is a Reality in 2020 By Amanda Umpierrez, PlanSponsor, December 26, 2019 Article: Trump Admin Fights Bill Punishing Turkey for Its Russian Deal By Betsy Swan, Daily Beast, December 23, 2019 Article: U.S. Upgrades Mediterranean Energy Policy Hamodia, December 22, 2019 Article: U.S. Senator hails East Med Act as 'new day' in relations with Greece Ahval, December 20, 2019 Article: Turkey warns of 'escalation' if US ends Cyprus arms embargo Aljazeera, December 18, 2019 Article: Four reasons why your 401(k) may be a giant rip-off by Darla Mercado, CNBC, December 13, 2019 Article: Croatia to receive Bradley M2A2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles from U.S. government Army Recognition, December 13, 2019 Article: U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill by Patricia Zengerle, Reuters, December 11, 2019 Article: Watch: IAF, Special Ops complete joint 'Game of Thrones' drill in Cyprus By Idan Zonshine, Jerusalem Press, December 7