{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 148 - History the U.S. House of Representatives","description":"It\u2019s March 1789.&amp;nbsp; You\u2019ve been elected to serve your community as a member of Congress.&amp;nbsp; You arrive at Federal Hall in New York City to begin your service.&amp;nbsp; You are assigned a desk and\u2026that\u2019s it.&amp;nbsp; No office.&amp;nbsp; No support staff.&amp;nbsp; It\u2019s a far cry from today where members have staff and offices in DC and in their districts.&amp;nbsp; We are continuing our discussion on Congress and the Constitution by discussing the history of the House of Representatives.&amp;nbsp; Who better to discuss this history than the Historian of the United States House of Representatives Matt Wasniewski?&amp;nbsp; We are excited to have Matt with us alongside our all-star student panel for this informative discussion!&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America","author_url":"https:\/\/www.constitutingamerica.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25592001\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/25592001"}